Michele Siano

Michele Siano is executive vice president and chief compliance officer of MetLife, Inc. She is part of the Global Risk Management organization. Michele joined MetLife in February 2020 from Citi, where she held a number of leadership positions with extensive experience in managing global compliance risks. Most recently, she served as managing director and chief operating officer for Citi’s Global Independent Compliance Risk Management department and chief compliance officer of Ethics and Conduct Risk Management. She also played a key role in leading compliance transformation efforts to develop consistent, efficient, and relevant global compliance coverage. Michele joined Citi's Legal Department in 2003 and became a managing director in 2007. She rejoined Citi’s Compliance Risk Management group in 2011. From 2009 to 2011 she was a senior vice president at D.E. Shaw & Co., where she was responsible for leading investment advisor and broker-dealer compliance. Prior to joining Citi in 2003, Michele was a corporate vice president at UBS Financial Services in the Regulatory Legal Group. She started her career as an associate at the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Michele is admitted to practice law in New York. She earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from New York University.