John B Dawson
Financial Representative
Professional
John joined the Dallas Network office May 18, 1987 after a brief career in commercial real estate upon graduating from Texas A&M University. In 1997, his wife, Keri, was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease and died of complications May 22, 2000 leaving John with their 13, 11, 9 and 7 yr old children.
The products and services that John had represented took on a much greater significance as he and his children benefitted from them personally while grieving the loss of his wife and their mother. John was voted the annual "Can Do" Award winner in 1996 and 1998 by the financial representatives in the Dallas Network Office. Thank you for allowing John the opportunity to serve you!
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1987.
Education
Texas A&M System - Management (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 1997, 2000, 2004, 2010
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.

Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.

Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
