Ronald S. Leopold, MD, MBA, MPH, is Vice President and National Medical Director of MetLife, The Americas.

Dr. Leopold is an industry thought leader for MetLife focusing on the future of work, health and employee benefits. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and is recognized for his entertaining style that blends thought-provoking industry insight with compelling illustrations and humor.

He is a Board Certified Occupational Medicine Physician who holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Public Health from Boston University.

His recent book on the future of employee benefits entitled The Benefits Edge: Honing the Competitive Value of Employee Benefits has been described as a blueprint for benefits in the decade of health care reform.

Dr. Leopold gives over 100 talks each year at a variety of events including national and regional benefits industry forums, web-casts and continuing education seminars for brokers  His topics include the strategic value of employee benefits, four generations in the workplace, the importance of financial wellness and the implications of health care reform for the benefits community.

He is also the author of A Year in the Life of a Million American Workers, an almanac of absence data, in addition to numerous by-lined articles in the benefits media.