Agricultural Investments

Robert R. Merck is senior managing director and head of Agricultural Investments at MetLife. He was named to this position in 2004. In this role, he is responsible for managing the company's agricultural investments portfolio, as well as its commercial mortgage and equity real estate portfolio. In this capacity, Merck manages a staff of 220 investment professionals, both domestic and international.

Merck joined MetLife in 1982 and has served in various capacities in Agricultural and Real Estate Investments. From 1988 to 1992 he was the head of the Charlotte Regional Office and from 1992 to 1996, the Tampa Regional Office for Real Estate Investments. In 1996 Merck was assigned responsibility for Equity Real Estate for the southeast and southwest areas of the country. He was appointed managing director of MetLife's real estate equity portfolio in 2001. In 2003, he assumed responsibility for MetLife's Real Estate Investments.