Since 1857 Northwestern Mutual has been privileged to serve policyowners at the most personal level. We listen to their fears and help manage their risks. We pay attention to their dreams and help protect their futures. We take enormous pride in making a difference in people's lives.
Policyowners come first at Northwestern Mutual—as they have for over seven generations now. Being a mutual company, rather than a publicly traded corporation, we can fix our sights on their long-term needs rather than short-term quarterly earnings. We can afford to be patient on their behalf without bending to the whims of the marketplace.
The people of Northwestern Mutual are guided by this long-term vision. Our company's culture is built around the belief that every decision we make reflects our commitment to doing the right thing for our policyowners.
That commitment has repeatedly earned us the respect of our peers. For more than two decades, we've been named the most admired company in our industry by Fortune magazine. Our consistent position at the top of Fortune's survey is unmatched by any other company.
I invite you to learn more about Northwestern Mutual by talking to one of our financial representatives or asking any of our employees to explain how their job makes a difference in people's lives. It would be our privilege to make a difference in your life.
Learn more about our CEO
Edward J. Zore is President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwestern Mutual, the largest direct provider of individual life insurance with over $1 trillion of individual life insurance in force and assets of more than $157 billion.
Trained as an economist, he joined Northwestern Mutual's Investment Department in 1969 and held various investment positions over the next 28 years. He served as chief investment officer from 1990 to 1998 and chief financial officer from 1995 to 1998. In 1998 Zore moved from the investment area to lead the company's life and disability income insurance operations. He was elected to the company's board of trustees effective February 1, 2000 and became the 16th president in the history of Northwestern Mutual on March 31, 2000. He was named chief executive officer on June 1, 2001.
Ed Zore is a director of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Northwestern Investment Management Company, Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, Northwestern International Holdings, Inc., Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, and the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. Zore also serves on the board of directors of the Russell Investment Group, Tacoma, Washington, a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual.
Outside Northwestern Mutual, Zore is a member of the board of directors of Manpower Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In the insurance industry, Zore is a board member of the American Council of Life Insurers, a member of the Financial Services Roundtable, and is on the Advisory Board of The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services. He is also a member of the Conference Board and the Advisory Board of the Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance.
Zore is actively involved in the Milwaukee community. He is chairman of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and a board member of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc., Froedtert Health System, Medical College of Wisconsin, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Milwaukee affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., United Performing Arts Fund, United Way, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, and a Trustee of the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee.
Born in Milwaukee in 1945, Zore received his B.S. and M.S. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.