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Investment Team

The Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Investment Team

When you work with us, you’ll have the ongoing support of the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Investment Team as they work closely with your advisor to bring their expertise and thought leadership to your investment portfolio.

Senior Leadership Team

Aditi Javeri Gokhale

Executive Vice President – Chief Strategy Officer, President of Retail Investments and Head of Institutional Investments

John E. (Jeb) Bentley,CFA®

Vice President – Head of Wealth and Investment Management and CEO & President of NMWMC

Brent Schutte*,CFA®

Wealth Management Company Chief Investment Officer

Bonnie Tomczak

Vice President, Investment Products
President, Mason Street Advisors

Private Client Services Team

David Andrzejewski

Senior Director/ Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Daniel J. Adams

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Stefanie Cheske

Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Douglas H. Peck*,CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Maclovio Vega,CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Matt Sobocinski,CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Aaron Thill

Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Daniel Baumgart

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Nicholas Creech

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Zach Freudenberg

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Marisol Garcia

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Jarodd White

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Karissa Zanoni

Associate Portfolio Manager, Private Client Services

Erjola Borici

Portfolio Management Specialist, Private Client Services

Alejandro (Alex) Esquivel

Portfolio Management Specialist, Private Client Services

Fixed Income Team

Michael A. Helmuth*

Chief Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Craig Kasap,CFA® CPWA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Rebecca Fisher

Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Jenna Koenings

Associate Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Large Cap Equity Team

Jeffery S. Nelson,CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Equities

Matthew P. Stucky*,CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Equities

Jack Gorski

Associate Portfolio Manager, Equities

Shayla Martin

Associate Portfolio Manager, Equities

NMWMC Research Team

Garrett D. Aird,CFA®

Vice President – NMWMC Investment Management & Research
Vice President – Mason Street Advisors

Dan AmiriCFA®, CAIA

Senior Research & Portfolio Analyst, NMWMC Research

Nicolas J. Brown*,CFA®, CAIA

Senior Research & Portfolio Analyst, NMWMC Research

Richard G. Iwanski*,CFA®, CAIA

Senior Research & Portfolio Analyst, NMWMC Research

Michael A. DiCastri,CMFC, ChFC®

Senior Research Analyst, NMWMC Research

Jim Murray,CFA®

Manager Research and Senior Research Analyst, NMWMC Research

Keith Dickerson,CFA®

Senior Investment Research Analyst, NMWMC Research

Peter J. Sauer,CFA®

Senior Investment Research Analyst, NMWMC Research

Tony Desrochers,CFA®

Research Specialist, NMWMC Research

NMWMC Investment Consultant Team

Matthew D. Wilbur*

Senior Director, Advisory Investments

Steven M. Bruce, CMT®

Senior Investment Consultant

Jerome S. Cesarz,CFA®, CLU®, ChFC®

Senior Investment Consultant

David R. Humphreys*,CFA®

Senior Investment Consultant

John A. Mlekoday,CFP®

Senior Investment Consultant

Christopher P. Rykwalder,CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®

Senior Investment Consultant

Katie Wood

Senior Investment Consultant

Jennifer Stell,

Senior Investment Consultant Advisor Recruiting

Christopher Moser

Investment Consultant

MacKenzie Schill

Investment Consultant

*Denotes Investment Strategy Committee Member

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI (NM) and its subsidiaries. Investment brokerage services are offered through Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) a subsidiary of NM, broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, and member FINRA and SIPC. Investment advisory and trust services are offered through Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC), Milwaukee, WI, a subsidiary of NM and a federal savings bank. Products and services referenced are offered and sold only by appropriately appointed and licensed entities and financial advisors and professionals. Not all product and services are available in all states. Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are advisors. Only those representatives with "Advisor" in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory services.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.