Our People
We are building a purpose-driven and inclusive culture that energizes employees to make a difference.
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As a purpose-driven company, MetLife is focused on creating economic growth and opportunity for all our stakeholders — starting with our people.
This requires:
- Leadership engagement and accountability throughout our global operations, with a commitment to create equity across our workforce.
- Upskilling each employee’s ability to grow professionally and to build a career that matters regardless of their background or company role.
- Unique experiences, perspectives and voices that collectively make us stronger and more inclusive.
- A culture where everyone feels heard, valued and has a sense of belonging — where everyone brings their whole self to work and thrives as a result.
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Actions We Are Taking
Driving Accountability
Metlife President and CEO Michael Khalaf leads our new Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Council.
Leading the Future
Empowering people leaders to foster an environment where every employee can bring their best self to their teams and contribute their perspectives that will strengthen our business and our culture.
Empowering Everyone
Inclusion Begins with Me is the way we all participate in the work of shaping our culture. It is our commitment to action. It is how we expand our understanding of ourselves and each other through meaningful conversations. It is our learning resource on how to become inclusive and the role we have to play in shaping our culture.
See our 2023 progress in diversity, equity and inclusion
Our People
Download an overview of how we are building a more diverse workforce, equitable culture and inclusive business.
Strengthening Gender Equity
The Gender Equity Initiative focuses on five areas — leadership, workforce, marketplace, community, and sustainability. The initiative also leverages our commitment to U.N. Women’s Empowerment Principle as well as the UN Global Compact’s focus on Targeting Gender Equity.
Helping High-Performers
EXCELERATE, a talent sponsorship program driven by senior leaders, to help accelerate the development and progression of high-performing diverse talent. The program provides sponsorship, skill-based training and external coaching.
Championing Inclusion
Inclusion Action Teams and Inclusion Networks focus on giving voice and encouraging actions that engender a more diverse and inclusive culture across MetLife businesses and functions.
Be part of our team.
Our workforce
Our long-term aspiration is to be a top DEI company with top-quartile performance. We measure ourselves against best-in-class benchmarks to monitor our progress and effectiveness by tracking global gender, ethnic and racial diversity representation.
Global Workforce Diversity
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