Our Leaders

John Schlifske

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

John E. Schlifske is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Mutual, and is a member of the Board of Trustees. Schlifske joined Northwestern Mutual as an investment specialist and later led a variety of the company's investment operations as well as different parts of its business operations.

Michael G. Carter

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial and Risk Officer

Michael G. Carter oversees the company's financial management functions and enterprise risk management. His responsibilities encompass corporate controllers, financial management, budgeting, financial planning and analysis, actuarial, investment risk and risk management.

Aditi Javeri Gokhale

Executive Vice President

Chief Strategy Officer, President of Retail Investments and Head of Institutional Investments

Aditi Javeri Gokhale holds executive accountabilities for the company's strategy to drive growth, competitiveness, and relevance. In addition, she leads teams that oversee more than $570 billion in company and client assets. She is also accountable for NM Future Ventures along with digital disruptor, Wyshbox.

Ronald P. Joelson

Executive Vice President

Chairman, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company (NMIMC)

Ronald P. Joelson shares his extensive investment experience, expertise and insights through a range of engagements with Northwestern Mutual's more than 9,000 sales professionals and their clients.

Christian W. Mitchell

Executive Vice President

Chief Customer Officer

Christian W. Mitchell is responsible for leading Northwestern Mutual's client experience. Christian's accountabilities include shaping and guiding the company's planning philosophy and experience, the digital products that support our customers and field force, and the customer analytics that inform our strategies for improving their experience.

Jeff Sippel

Executive Vice President

Chief Information Officer

Jeff Sippel is executive vice president and Chief Information Officer of Northwestern Mutual. In this role, Sippel leads an organization of more than 1,700 employees that are responsible for the company's technology architecture, infrastructure and cloud services, reliability, service support, and information risk and cybersecurity.