Tia Hodges has dedicated her career to creating and implementing strategies that drive systemic change at the intersection of philanthropy, non-profit, and social impact sectors to improve social and economic progress in communities across the U.S. This work has been fulfilled through various leadership roles at MetLife Foundation where she serves as President & CEO.

Prior to this role, Hodges led grantmaking at the Citi Foundation where she was responsible to lead strategy and grantmaking efforts for Youth Economic Opportunity portfolio. In this role, she was responsible to lead the strategic composition and investments of the portfolio with a focus on workforce, social innovation, mentoring, and financial education.

Hodges also spent many years at high impact non-profit organizations including Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin supporting the organization's mission to eradicate hunger and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! where she worked directly with Mayors and civic leaders from more than 200 cities and towns in the U.S. to ensure children and families had equitable access to healthy and vibrant communities.

Hodges was selected as a Fellow for the Council on Foundations Career Pathways Program, the 92y Belfer Center for Innovation & Impact Women inPower, and Johns Hopkins University Leadership Program for Minority Managers.

Hodges earned an MBA from The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a BA from Loyola University of Chicago.

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