Maria R. Morris
Executive Vice President
Global Employee Benefits
Integration
MetLife, Inc.
Maria R. Morris is executive vice president and head of MetLife's Global Employee Benefits business unit, the first global business unit established by the enterprise. Morris, who was appointed to this position in November 2011, is also responsible for integrating MetLife's $16.4 billion acquisition of American Life Insurance Company (Alico), acquired from AIG in 2010.
Prior to her current role, Morris served as head of global technology and operations since January 2008. In this role, she oversaw a $1.6 billion IT portfolio and managed over $2.5 billion in procurable and real estate occupancy spend for MetLife. Additionally, she led the customer sales and service group, global capability sourcing and business and operations management organizations. Under her leadership, global technology and operations delivered a 64 basis points improvement to the enterprise expense ratio.
In her career, Morris has successfully led and transformed large organizations to grow businesses and expand profitability. Prior to 2008, Morris served as executive vice president, employee benefits sales and had oversight of the group insurance and retirement and savings sales forces and service teams that achieved record sales and generated over $14 billion in annual revenue.
Beginning in 2003, Morris served as senior vice president of group insurance and voluntary benefits sales and service operations. From 2000 to 2003, she was the vice president of MetLife's group and individual disability businesses, overseeing product development and management and operations. Morris nearly doubled group disability profits during her tenure. From 1996 to 2000, Morris had similar responsibilities for MetLife dental where she transformed the operating model to increase profits by 200%. Morris joined MetLife in 1984.
Morris serves as a member of the board of directors for MetLife Securities, Inc., MetLife Property and Casualty and MetLife Foundation. She serves as chairman of the board of directors for INROADS, Inc, the first woman in this role, and also serves on the board of the All Stars Project, Inc. Morris is a member of the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. In 2005, she was recognized by Profiles in Diversity Journal magazine as one of a number of "Women to Watch." She holds a B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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