Tia Hodges
Head of Corporate Giving & Employee Volunteerism
MetLife
Tia Hodges has dedicated nearly 20 years to creating and implementing strategies that drive systemic change at the intersection of philanthropy, non-profit, and social impact sectors to improve social and economic progress in communities across the U.S. Tia is currently Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism at MetLife and also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of MetLife Foundation. Tia joined MetLife from the Citi Foundation, where she led the U.S. Youth Economic Opportunity portfolio and philanthropic investments focused on workforce, social innovation, mentoring, and financial education. Previously, she spent many years at high impact non-profit organizations, including Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin and the national non-profit organization, KaBOOM!. Tia was selected as a Fellow for the Council on Foundations Leadership Program, the 92y Belfer Center for Innovation & Impact Women inPower, and Johns Hopkins University Leadership Program for Minority Managers. Tia is an Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Professional Studies and serves on the board of Living Cities, MetLife Foundation Korea, and MetLife Foundation Mexico. Tia earned an BA from Loyola University of Chicago and MBA from The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.