Sarah R Schneider
CEO; President, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services & VP - Distribution Services, Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
email sarahrschneider@northwesternmutual.com
phone 414-661-6405
LinkedIn Profile
Sarah is a Fortune 100 executive and subsidiary CEO with expertise in insurance, banking and wealth management. She is an expert in operations, client experience transformation, and risk management. She is a digitally savvy leader, experienced in modernizing legacy systems as well as leveraging AI and data analytics.

Board Experience

Board Experience

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services (NMIS) April 2021 – present

  • Chair of the Board, President & CEO
  • Chair of the Audit Committee

Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) 2020 – present

  • Board member

Penfield Children’s Center, Milwaukee (nonprofit) 2019 – present

  • Vice Chair & Executive committee, HR committee

Professional Summary

President & CEO of Northwestern Mutual Investment Services (NMIS), a $230 billion broker-dealer with 1.4 million accounts.  Also head of Northwestern Mutual’s distribution services organization, responsible for compensation and shared services for over 20,000 advisors and field staff.  Leader of digital transformation.

Industry

Financial Services

Company Revenue

$3B+

P&L Responsibility

$1-3B

Level of Expertise

CEO

Skills

Diversity, Equity & InclusionForeign LanguageRisk & ComplianceSalesTechnology/Digital/Cybersecurity

Board Experience

PrivateNon-for-profitAdvisory

Leadership on Board

DirectorBoard ChairCommittee ChairCommittee Member

Committees

AuditCompensationExecutiveFinance