Christian Mitchell is executive vice president and chief customer officer at Northwestern Mutual. He leads strategic ideation necessary to elevate the client experience and deliver bold solutions to launch Northwestern Mutual ahead of its competitors. Mitchell oversees initiatives and deliverables to build the most powerful digital engine in financial services, including engineering solutions, data analytics, digital products and consumer insights.
Mitchell joined Northwestern Mutual in 2006 as part of the Managed Investments team and has served in a variety of leadership positions throughout the company, including as president of the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, where he managed $129 billion in client assets and led the company to impressive growth in advisory and private client services. He also led the company’s investment in ClientWise, a premier coaching and consulting firm. Previously, he was vice president of corporate strategy and spearheaded Northwestern Mutual’s venture capital efforts — including its investment in automated advice firm Betterment and the acquisition of LearnVest.
He serves on Northwestern Mutual’s Senior Leadership Team and sits on Northwestern Mutual’s Future Ventures investment committee.
Mitchell is a graduate of Indiana University and earned his MBA in finance from the Yale School of Management.
Website: www.northwesternmutual.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/christian-mitchell-696bb5
