MetLife, Inc. announced that Tia Hodges will join the company as vice president and head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism, effective July 26, 2021. Hodges will also serve as president and chief executive officer of MetLife Foundation. She will report to Mike Zarcone, executive vice president and head of Corporate Affairs for MetLife and chairman of MetLife Foundation. Hodges joins MetLife from the Citi Foundation, where she led the U.S. Youth Economic Opportunity portfolio, and philanthropic investments focused on the workforce, education, social innovation, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Previously, Hodges served as program manager for the national advocacy program KaBOOM!, where she collaborated with mayors and other civic leaders to ensure children live in active and healthy communities. Hodges also served as partnership development manager for the hunger-relief organization Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin, where she led strategic partnerships and resources to distribute 15 million pounds of food annually to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit programs.