R. Morris Sims, MSM, CLU^®, ChFC^®

Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, Agency

After 5 years practicing Chemical Engineering, Morris began his career with New York Life in May of 1984 as an agent in New Orleans, LA. After achieving council level production for two years he was appointed Training Supervisor in Monroe, LA and fell in love with helping people improve their performance.

After Monroe, Morris moved to the Arkansas General Office, then to Dallas as Zone Training Officer, and then to the Home Office where he was initially in charge of Management Training. Since then he has been responsible for many aspects of training over the years. Currently Morris has responsibility for all aspects of agent training, sales systems, Development Managers, Zone Training Officers, and Industry Relations. In 2007 he was named the Chief Learning Officer for the Agency Department.

Morris is a graduate of Auburn University and The American College.