Ratna Patel

Chief Operating Officer and Head of International – Real Estate and Agricultural Finance

Ratna Patel is Chief Operating Officer and Head of International for MetLife Investment Management’s (MIM) Real Estate and Agricultural Finance Group. Ratna is responsible for leading MIM’s Regional Office operations, talent management, and architectural and engineering services. As Head of International, Ratna has implemented strategic initiatives to expand MIM’s real estate footprint outside of the US with global oversight for debt and equity investments made by affiliates in Japan, Mexico, Chile and Korea.   

Ratna joined MetLife in 2004 and has worked in several positions across the organization including Corporate Treasury and MetLife Insurance Investments. Prior to MetLife, Ratna worked in pension fund/401k plan administration for Merrill Lynch and Bankers Trust and in Corporate Treasury for RCN Telecom and Chemetall Oakite.  

Ratna holds BS in Business Administration from Villanova University and an MBA in Finance from Rider University.