Moskowitz Lauded as Top Corporate Board Director

On June 3, 2015, Atlanta Jewish Times heralded Marietta resident Joey Moskowitz, then 61, with, “Ducking Retirement – Moskowitz Plunges into Corporate Board,” as he retired from a 30-year career at Primerica as valuation and chief actuary to secure a spot on the AFLAC Board.

A Columbus, Ga., native with a knack for numbers, he made his way into what most in the business community pray for as board members: making high level connections, ability to make real contributions … and other perks like private plane rides or upscale hunting events.

Ever unassuming and content with his 10 years and running, Moskowitz was shocked to open the Wall Street Journal on May 19 to find his name on the list of the Top 250 Corporate Board Directors. Note that neither the individual nor the company applied for the ranking. Independent research companies used 18 indicators with seven different sets of data to assess points and achieve relative rankings.

Some of the other recognizable companies with individuals represented on the list included Tesla, United (top spot), Home Depot, GM, Amex, Target, Costco, and some, like Proctor & Gamble, had multiple members. Delta had three in the top 50.  The three components were Individual Profile Score, Company Performance Score, and Prominent Board Bonus. Interestingly, points were given for serving on a committee or two but serving on more than two boards actually dropped the score.

Within AFLAC, Moskowitz, a graduate of Georgia Tech, serves as an independent director, chairman of the compensation committee, and also sits on the audit & risk committee, corporate development committee, and executive committee. He devotes about 30 hours per month to the job, primarily attending (usually virtually) committee meetings and reading materials. Quarterly meetings are in-person at the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta except every other year where they are held in Tokyo, as 75 percent of AFLAC business is in Japan.

Moskowitz concluded, “This is an extraordinary honor to be included with this group. It is as much a tribute to the quality of AFLAC management as [it is] a personal accomplishment, given one of the point credits is company performance.”