Full Name
Ben Cushman
Job Title
VP & Head, Global Regulatory Policy
Company
MetLife
Speaker Bio
As a Vice President on MetLife’s International Government Relations team, Ben leads U.S.-based advocacy for MetLife’s business in Asia. He represents MetLife’s interests before relevant U.S. administrative agencies, foreign government and regulatory officials, and trade associations.
Ben joined MetLife after more than a decade at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he most recently served as deputy director of the South and Southeast Asia office. Ben was a key member of the team steering Treasury’s engagement with China across two U.S. administrations, including serving as lead on financial services negotiations. He also covered macroeconomic and financial regulatory policy, and served at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore as Treasury’s representative to Southeast Asia. Ben holds degrees from Duke University and Johns Hopkins, and is a CFA charterholder.
Ben joined MetLife after more than a decade at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he most recently served as deputy director of the South and Southeast Asia office. Ben was a key member of the team steering Treasury’s engagement with China across two U.S. administrations, including serving as lead on financial services negotiations. He also covered macroeconomic and financial regulatory policy, and served at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore as Treasury’s representative to Southeast Asia. Ben holds degrees from Duke University and Johns Hopkins, and is a CFA charterholder.
