Jacob Alter is Assistant Vice President at MetLife, Inc., a Fortune 50 company. He has been with MetLife for close to ten years and focuses his practice on corporate and international tax issues. Jacob has participated in many global acquisitions, divestitures and internal restructurings, and advises on tax compliance, provision and planning.

Prior to joining MetLife, Jacob was a Manager of international tax research and planning at the Interpublic Group (IPG), one of the world’s premier global advertising and marketing services companies with offices in over 100 countries. He began his career as an associate in the New York office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, an international law firm of over 750 lawyers with 15 offices in 8 countries.

Jacob is a member of the American Bar Association and its Section of Taxation, and is admitted to the New York bar. Alter received his LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2010, and earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2007.