Mr. Timothy L. Schmidt, CFA MBA, is a Chief Investment Officer & Senior Vice President at Prudential Financial, Inc., a Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer at The Prudential Insurance Co. of America and a Director, Global Chief Investment Officer & SVP at Prudential Retirement Insurance & Annuity Co. He is on the Board of Directors at Prudential Retirement Insurance & Annuity Co. He is responsible for asset/liability management, portfolio construction and investment strategy for Prudential’s international and domestic business operations. He also oversees the company’s alternative asset investing and the hedging of variable annuity guarantees and chairs the Senior Asset Liability Committee. In addition, he serves as Prudential’s representative to the Institute of International Finance’s Committee on Asset and Investment Management. Prior to joining Prudential in July 2010, Mr. Schmidt served as CFO for MetLife’s Individual Business, which included the individual life and annuities businesses and MetLife’s Affiliated Distribution Group. Before that, he headed MetLife’s Wealth Strategy Group, which included MetLife’s Brokers/Dealers. Earlier during his 25-year tenure at MetLife, he held various positions in the investment organization, including head of MetLife’s Portfolio Management Unit, as well as its Structured Finance and Government Securities units. He started at MetLife as a private placement credit analyst. Mr. Schmidt earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from Augustana College.