Joseph W. Jordan, Senior Vice President of MetLife, is an industry-renowned thought leader in the areas of behavioral finance, client-centric tools, ethical selling and client advocacy. He helps financial professionals around the world recognize and celebrate the intrinsic value that they deliver to their clients. He is also a well-respected speaker who is famous for his inspirational messages. Joe started his career with Home Life in 1974—was named “Rookie of the Year” and became a member of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) the following year. He ran insurance sales at Paine Webber from 1981–1988. He joined MetLife in 1988 to manage annuity (and later life) sales and product development. He is currently responsible for MetLife’s Behavioral Finance Strategies Joe was a main platform speaker at the 2004 MDRT Conference as well as the 2006 and 2010 MDRT Experience in Bangkok, Thailand and Seoul, Korea. He was a main platform speaker at GAMA’s Leadership and Management Program (LAMP) Conference (in 2006 and 2009), In 2008, Joe was the keynote speaker at LIMRA’s Retirement Industry Conference as well as the keynote speaker at MDRT Ireland, Greece and Poland between 2009 and 2010. Joe is also a founder of the Insured Retirement Institute (formally known as the National Association of Variable Annuities, or NAVA). In 2010, he was selected as one of the top 50 Irish Americans on Wall Street. Joe is married with two children, lives in Manhattan and is a member of the Fordham University Football Hall of Fame. He also played rugby for over 30 years with the New York Athletic Club.