POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each of Jean Weng, Megan A. Huddleston and Trevor Ogle of Voya Financial, Inc.

(the "Company"), or any of them signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,

and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC'') a Form

ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or

appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make

electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the

rules thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,

complete and execute any amendment or amendments  thereto, and timely file such

form  with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might

or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution  or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,

or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or

cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers

herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact,  in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming any of the

undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of any transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 6th day of September 2016.

/s/ Christine Hurtsellers