Carla A. Harris

With more than 30 years of experience as a senior leader at Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm and investment bank, Ms. Harris brings deep capital markets and investment expertise that is critical to overseeing management’s efforts to allocate capital in ways that advance MetLife’s strategic objectives.

Her client advisory and portfolio management work directly supports the Company’s strategic objective of accelerating growth in its asset management business. Ms. Harris’s strong understanding of the financial reporting process and internal controls strengthens the Board’s ability to evaluate the Company’s financial and operational performance.

During her time at Morgan Stanley, Ms. Harris has advised clients across a wide range of industries, including technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare. Her cross-sector, cross-border experience provides the Board with valuable perspective as MetLife executes its global strategy.

Ms. Harris’s service on other publicly traded company boards reinforces the Board’s sound corporate governance and effective oversight.

As a published author on leadership, Ms. Harris also contributes meaningful expertise to the Board’s oversight of CEO and executive officer succession planning—an area critical to MetLife’s long-term sustainability.

Director Core Competencies

• Corporate Governance / Public Company Board
• Global Leadership / Perspective
• Investments
• Financial Expertise / CFO / Audit

MetLife Board Committees

• Executive Committee
  
• Governance and Corporate Responsibility
• Investment (Chair)

Professional Highlights

• Morgan Stanley, a multinational investment bank and financial services firm
  • Senior Client Advisor (since 2021)
  • Vice Chairman, Managing Director, Senior Client Advisor, Head of Multicultural Client Strategy (2012-2021)
  • Other senior positions focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity capital markets, and asset management (1987-2012)

Other U.S. Listed Public Company Directorships

• Cummins Inc. (since 2021)
• Walmart, Inc. (since 2017)

Education

• A.B. and M.B.A., Harvard University