Jeff Stoll was named CIO of the individual business unit of MetLife in April of last year. While he was a CIO before joining MetLife, he says these past few months in his new position have been an enjoyable experience because of the culture at MetLife and because of the commitment, starting with our chairman and straight through the organization.

Stoll is responsible for partnering with business managers to offer efficient support, create and provide necessary technology solutions and application development, and respond to the need for common components and platforms, legacy system access, and Web services for the individual business line at MetLife.
Stoll came to MetLife in 2000 and was responsible for application development in support of individual business, including management of life and annuities administration, life new business, and underwriting and remittance processing. He was named vice president with MetLife IT in March 2001. Stoll received a bachelors degree from New York University and a masters degree from Columbia University.

We get a lot of support, he says of the MetLife operation. The way were structured with business, operations, product development, and technology, when we talk about a partnership, its really across all levels. That makes the CIOs job easier.
Stoll spoke with Tech Decisions about the partnerships he has forged within the MetLife family and a huge systems integration program the IT department in his unit already has implemented.
Tech Decisions: How do you foresee your partnership with business managers at MetLife progressing as the individual business unit goes forward?