MetLife returns to the list this year with strong board-of-directors diversity. The company’s nine-member board has four women, two Black people, one Asian person and one Latino person. The head of diversity formally presents diversity-management progress to this board.

The company, which is currently undergoing a major organizational shift to focus more on global markets, has 45 employee groups, which are used for recruitment, talent development, mentoring and diversity training. The groups are available company-wide.

MetLife has mandatory diversity training for all its U.S. employees. The training lasts one day and is held every quarter. It is both stand-alone training and training embedded into other training, and it focuses on cultural competency as well as global education. Both in-person and virtual training is offered.

MetLife has had great success with its outreach to multicultural communities, especially the Asian community. The company’s philanthropy reflects that outward connection, with 39 percent of its overall philanthropy allocated to multicultural nonprofits. These include the National Council of La Raza, the National Organization on Disability, the American Indian College Fund, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, INROADS, National Medical Fellowships, The Actuarial Foundation and the UNCF.

U.S. Headquarters: New York

Global Employees: 67,000

U.S. Employees: 37,171

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