Our Leaders
Timothy J. Gerend
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Tim joined Northwestern Mutual as an attorney, and later held a number of leadership roles across the enterprise—including law, compliance, field compensation, and campus planning. Most recently as executive vice president and chief distribution officer, he was responsible for the company's go-to-market strategy, including the company's exclusive field force of more than 20,000 advisors and team members, and our strategic communications and marketing strategies.
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John E. (Jeb) Bentley
Executive Vice President
Chief Investment Officer
Jeb oversees the institutional investment team responsible for managing more than $300 billion of the company's assets, including the general account portfolio, which contributes significantly to the company's exceptional financial strength and industry-leading product value.
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Kelly Culler
Executive Vice President
Chief People Officer
Kelly oversees all aspects related to attracting, developing, and retaining talent for Northwestern Mutual's more than 8,300 employees, including the end-to-end campus and employee digital experience. She is passionate about shaping a vibrant, inclusive, and future-ready workforce that drives measurable business outcomes.
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Dave Gordon
Executive Vice President
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Dave oversees Northwestern Mutual's technology and digital initiatives, including digital products and foundational technology capabilities focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), software engineering, data engineering, enterprise architecture, infrastructure and cloud services, and information risk and cybersecurity.
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Todd M. Jones
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Todd oversees the Finance and Risk function responsible for the company's financial management and planning, budgeting, actuarial, investment risk and operations, enterprise risk management and resiliency.
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Kamilah D. Williams-Kemp
Executive Vice President
Chief Product Officer
Kamilah oversees the strategy and growth of the company's industry-leading insurance business that represents $2.3 trillion of insurance protection across more than 5.1 million clients and $7.3 billion of dividends paid to policyowners in 2024. She leads all elements of the insurance business value chain—including product development, sales support, underwriting, and the claims experience. She is also accountable for delivering the field and client service experience across insurance and investments.
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Raymond J. Manista
Executive Vice President
Chief Legal & Public Affairs Officer
Raymond oversees the company's Law and Public Affairs activities, including law, enterprise compliance, strategic communications, privacy, enterprise sustainability, government relations, and strategic philanthropy and community relations (Northwestern Mutual Foundation). He also serves as the Corporate Secretary to the company's Board of Trustees.
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John C. Roberts
Executive Vice President
Chief Field Officer
John oversees the growth and success of the largest, most diverse and most productive field force in the company's history. Additionally, he is responsible for leading the company's growing $300 billion wealth and investment management company. He and his team are propelling advisors, teams, and field leaders forward, helping more than 20,000 individuals bring the company's client experience to life.
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Jeff Sippel
Executive Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer
Jeff oversees the organization focused on defining our enterprise strategy—inclusive of the client, field and planning experience—to drive Northwestern Mutual's differentiated value proposition and long-term company growth.
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Aarti S. Shah
Retired Senior Vice President – Chief Information and Digital Officer, Eli Lilly and Company
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