Company record
Who leads security at MetLife
The most recent move CISO Tribune has on record at MetLife was announced in the week of July 29, 2024: too long ago to say who holds the seat today. The history below stands; the current holder is not yet confirmed.
Board oversight: MetLife's April 29, 2026 proxy statement names the Audit Committee as overseeing, or receiving reports from, this seat. Full passage on our board committee oversight report. The passage in the proxy statement: “MetLife's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) manages the program, collaborating with the lines of business and corporate functions. The CISO and the Head of GTO present updates to the Audit Committee quarterly and, as necessary, to the full Board.”
What MetLife tells the SEC
Its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, carries an Item 1C cybersecurity disclosure that describes a CISO, with oversight by the Audit Committee. Read the section verbatim or the filing on sec.gov. A filing describes governance as of its date, not today's seat.
Tracked by the Wire since July 29, 2024 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated
Where MetLife appears on the record (2)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 2 in all.
- On the Wire
- SEC filing
- Form 10-K cybersecurity disclosure, fiscal 2025 · Item 1C, filed February 19, 2026
About MetLife
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files MetLife under Financial Services and North America. The SEC classifies it under standard industrial classification 6311, Life insurance, and EDGAR lists its ticker as MET. The Wire has one security-leadership move at MetLife on record, announced in the week of July 29, 2024.
What MetLife's 10-K says about security governance
MetLife's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, describes its cybersecurity governance in Item 1C. The lines below are that filing's own statements, each with the sentence it comes from.
Top security role, as the filing names it: CISO.
Board oversight: the Audit Committee.
“The CISO and the head of Global Technology & Operations present updates to the Audit Committee quarterly and, as necessary, to the full Board of Directors .”
How often the board or committee hears about it: quarterly.
“The CISO and the head of Global Technology & Operations present updates to the Audit Committee quarterly and, as necessary, to the full Board of Directors .”
Frameworks and standards the filing names: NIST (publication not named).
Experience of the security leadership, as the filing states it:
“The CISO , who oversees an organization that supports the day-to-day operation of the Program, is qualified in the areas of data protection and cybersecurity and has more than 30 years of experience leading information and physical security operations, with the emphasis on threat and vulnerability management, malware protection and cyber forensics.”
Material incidents: the filing states none.
“During the period covered by this report, we have not identified risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect MetLife, including its business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.”
Plain-English reading and full text of the filing · the filing on sec.gov
Security leadership timeline
Security leaders of MetLife on our record
Dan Antilley: named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), announced in the week of July 29, 2024 record
Security chiefs at other Financial Services organizations
Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Financial Services with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from MetLife onward.
Ncontracts: Clay Carter, Chief Information Security Officer.
Northwestern Mutual: Igor Zabara, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Oak Hill Advisors: Pascal van Garderen, Chief Information Security Officer.
Plaid: Sean Cassidy, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
PNC: Christian Winward, Chief Information Security Officer.
Relm Insurance: Robert Thomas, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Remitly: Jeff Lyon, Chief Information Security Officer.
SMBC Americas: Donna Hart, Chief Information Security Officer.
Questions CISOs ask about MetLife
- Who are the security chiefs at other Financial Services organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Clay Carter at Ncontracts, Igor Zabara at Northwestern Mutual, Pascal van Garderen at Oak Hill Advisors and Sean Cassidy at Plaid.
- Which board body oversees cybersecurity at MetLife?
- MetLife's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K places oversight of cybersecurity risk with the Audit Committee. Its proxy statement filed April 29, 2026 names the Audit Committee as overseeing, or receiving reports from, the security seat.
Related guides
CISO Reporting Structure, the Five Models and What the Filings Show
Most security chiefs report into technology leadership (64%), the rest to business leaders. The five models, their trade-offs and what 10-K filings show.
CISO News: Tracking Every Appointment and Departure in the Top Security Seat
CISO Tribune records every CISO appointment and departure as a sourced, dated entry, not a column: 466 moves to date, each with a primary source and a confirmed-or-reported label.
CISO, CSO, VP of Security, Head of Security: What the Titles Mean and What the Record Shows
A chief information security officer (CISO) owns information security. A chief security officer (CSO) usually adds physical security and investigations.