MetLife Investment Management Names Chris Aiken Head of Real Estate Equity Strategies

WHIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), today announced that Chris Aiken has been appointed head of Real Estate Equity Strategies, effective immediately. He will report to Andrea Drasites, global head of Real Estate and Agricultural Finance.

“Chris is an integral part of our real estate platform and has consistently demonstrated strong leadership skills, deep market expertise and a commitment to delivering value for our clients,” said Brian Funk, president of MIM. “His experience across acquisitions, development and portfolio strategy, combined with his collaborative style, positions him well to lead our Real Estate Equity Strategies business as we continue to advance the platform.”

As head of Real Estate Equity Strategies, Aiken will lead MIM’s direct property investment platform and oversee investing activities on behalf of MetLife’s general account and third-party institutional investors across core, core-plus, build-to-core, value-add and opportunistic strategies.

MIM’s real estate portfolio represented $106.2 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026.¹ The announcement follows the appointment of Andrea Drasites as global head of Real Estate and Agricultural Finance, reflecting the firm’s continued investment in its real estate capabilities and leadership team as it expands its global platform.

Prior to assuming this role, Aiken served as head of Acquisitions for MIM’s Real Estate Equity Strategies Group. Before joining MIM, he was a Managing Director at Safanad, where he led all aspects of the investment lifecycle across multiple real estate strategies. He also held real estate investment roles at BlackRock and Salomon Smith Barney.

Aiken earned an M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University and a B.A. in Business Administration from Morehouse College. He is a member and co-chair of the Membership Committee for the Real Estate Executive Council and a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Development Mixed-Use Council.

About MetLife Investment Management

MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), provides tailored investment management solutions to institutional investors worldwide. MetLife Investment Management has long-established global expertise in public fixed income, private fixed income, real estate, equity, alternatives, multi-asset, and insurance solutions and provides public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, funds and other institutional clients with a range of bespoke investment solutions that seek to meet a range of long-term investment objectives and risk-adjusted returns over time. MetLife Investment Management has over 150 years of investment experience and, as of March 31, 2026, had $736.3 billion in total assets under management. For more information, see MetLife Investment Management’s Total Assets Under Management fact sheet for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 available on MetLife’s Investor Relations web page (https://investor.metlife.com).

About MetLife

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help individual and institutional customers build a more confident future. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit https://www.metlife.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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¹ At estimated fair value. Mortgage loans, real estate and real estate joint ventures are included at net asset value, net of deduction for encumbering debt and have been adjusted from carrying value to estimated fair value.