MetLife announced that Ben Cushman has been appointed as the head of Global Regulatory Policy. He will be based in Washington, D.C., and report to Susan Greenwell, senior Vice President and Head of Global Government Relations.

Prior to this appointment, Ben Cushman served as vice president on MetLife's International Government Relations team, leading U.S.-based advocacy for MetLife's businesses in Asia. 

Prior to joining MetLife, Cushman served in a variety of leadership roles with the U.S. Treasury Department for more than a decade across three U.S. administrations. 

He was deputy director of the International Banking and Securities Markets Office, focused on coordination across U.S. regulatory agencies and international standard setting bodies to implement the historic regulatory reforms that followed the global financial crisis. He was a key member of the team steering Treasury's engagement with China during two U.S. administrations, including serving as lead on financial services negotiations. He also served in Singapore as Treasury's representative in Southeast Asia.