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Investment TeamNorthwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company *Brent Schutte, CFA Chief Investment StrategistBrent has 22 years of investment industryexperience. Brent oversees NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company’sinvestment philosophy and leads the company’sstrategy for its individual investment clients.As an industry thought leader, he communicatesthe company’s investment viewpoints through regular interviewswith national media outlets. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual,he served as senior investment strategist and portfolio managerat BMO Global Asset Management in Chicago. In this role,Brent provided global tactical asset allocation research andrecommended top-down portfolio strategies. He managed the firm’smulti-asset income fund, diversified income strategy, strategic fundportfolios and Canadian tactical funds while also serving as a mediaspokesperson. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA with highhonors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.Brent is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society.Craig Kasap, CFA Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed IncomeCraig has more than 20 years of fixed incomeexperience, primarily managing institutionalportfolios. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual,Craig worked at several firms, including EatonVance Management, Keystone Investments,BlackRock and Duration Capital. At BlackRock,he was responsible for managing tax-exempt municipal portfoliostotaling 3 billion in assets and 1 billion in taxable municipals withinthe firm’s core portfolio. He was also a member of the investmentstrategy group that developed the firm’s overall fixed income strategy.At Duration Capital, Craig worked on a team that was responsible formanaging a hedge fund focused on municipal bond arbitrage withassets exceeding 3 billion. Craig holds a bachelor’s degree in businessadministration with a concentration in finance from Nichols College.*Michael A. HelmuthChief Portfolio Manager – Fixed IncomeMike has nearly 20 years of fixed incomeinvestment experience. Prior to joiningNorthwestern Mutual, Mike held roles atDeutsche Bank in Chicago, Stone and Youngbergand Stark Investments. While at Deutsche Bank,Mike was director of proprietary trading,U.S. rates, and was responsible for managing an 8 billion fixed incomearbitrage book. At Stone and Youngberg, Mike was vice president ofInstitutional Fixed Income. At Stark Investments, Mike was a fixedincome portfolio manager, where he was responsible for managinga 2.5 billion fixed income arbitrage portfolio. Mike holds a bachelor’sdegree in business from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Pointand an MBA from Marquette University.*Garrett D. Aird, CFA Senior Director – NMWMC ResearchGarrett has 18 years of investment experienceand has been with Northwestern Mutual since2002. Garrett’s team is responsible for duediligence and research on investment products,as well as fund and ETF selection withinNorthwestern Mutual’s discretionary portfolios.Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Companyin 2007, Garrett worked in product development and competitiveresearch for Northwestern Mutual’s annuity products. He began hiscareer with Strong Investments working with retail brokerage andfee-based advisory clients. Garrett holds a degree from the Universityof Wisconsin – Milwaukee.720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4797 414 271 1444 NorthwesternMutual.com61-1237-05(REV 0920)
Daniel J. AdamsPortfolio Manager – Private Client Services*Matthew P. Stucky, CFA Portfolio Manager – EquitiesDan has 22 years of investment industryexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company in 2005,Dan served as portfolio strategist for MidwestProfessional Planners, where he oversaw theasset allocation and investment selectionstrategies for non-discretionary client assets. He then served asfinancial planning manager for Robert W. Baird & Co., where headvised the field force on financial planning strategies. Dan holdsa bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin –La Crosse and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh.Matt has six years of portfolio managementexperience. Matt began his investment careerwith Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany as an investment research analyst andmoved into a portfolio management role aftera few years. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree infinance from Valparaiso University and a master’s degree in financefrom Vanderbilt University.David AndrzejewskiSenior Director – Private Client ServicesMaclovio has nearly 20 years of investmentexperience, including eight years focused onfixed income in both the taxable and tax-exemptsectors. Prior to joining Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company, Maclovio comanaged both taxable and tax-exempt fixedincome assets for Campbell Newman Asset Management.He has was also a portfolio manager at Cleary Gull Inc., where he wasresponsible for the fixed income portion of client separately managedaccounts. Maclovio holds a bachelor’s degree in finance fromMarquette University.Maclovio Vega, CFA Portfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesDavid has 15 years of investment experience.Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company, he served as anassistant director managing investmentcompliance at Mason Street Advisors.He was primarily responsible for the oversight ofderivative instruments and overall counterparty risk managementfor sub-advised mutual fund portfolios. David holds a bachelor’sdegree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.*Matthew D. WilburSenior Director – Advisory InvestmentsJeffery S. Nelson, CFA Portfolio Manager – EquitiesMatt has over 20 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company in 2011,Matt was part of the personal investmentmarkets team within IPS, where he wasresponsible for product development,training and communications for the investment advisory andbrokerage product lines. He began his career at Strong Investmentsas an investment consultant with a focus on retail brokerage and feebased investment advisory programs. Matt holds a bachelor’s degreein finance from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.Jeff has 17 years of investment managementexperience. Jeff joined Northwestern Mutualin 2006 as an investment analyst for MasonStreet Advisors; he was an equity analyst onmultiple portfolios, including NorthwesternMutual’s General Account. As of 2013, Jeff wasa senior equity analyst on the company’s General Account. Prior tojoining Northwestern Mutual, Jeff was an equity analyst for six years atNorthern Capital Management. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in finance,investment and banking from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.He was also a member of the Applied Securities Analysis Program(ASAP) at the university while earning his master’s degree in finance.*Douglas H. Peck, CFA Portfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesDoug has more than 20 years of investmentexperience, including a previous role atNorthwestern Mutual as a director in equityresearch and sector portfolio manager. Priorto joining Northwestern Mutual, Doug heldroles at Arcataur Capital Management andthe State of Wisconsin Investment Board. As an investment officerat Arcataur Capital Management, Doug’s responsibilities includedactive management of the firm’s equity, fixed income and assetallocation process. At the State of Wisconsin Investment Board,Doug was a portfolio manager of a Large Cap equity fund, managingmore than 1 billion in assets. Doug holds a bachelor’s degree inbusiness administration from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkoshand an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.2
Tony DesrochersResearch Specialist*Nicolas J. Brown, CFA , CAIASenior Research AnalystTony has over three years of investmentexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company,Tony was a trading representative withNorthwestern Mutual Investment Services,where he helped trade and implement modelchanges for the Signature Portfolio product. Previously, Tony workedat Wells Fargo Asset Management, where he explained mutual fundproducts to retail clients, and as a research intern at Netols AssetManagement. He has passed all three levels of the CFA programand studied at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, where heearned a bachelor’s degree in finance and management along witha minor in economics.Nic has 11 years of investment experience. In hiscurrent role, Nic is part of the team responsiblefor due diligence and research on mutualfunds and exchange-traded funds used inclient portfolios. Before joining NorthwesternMutual, Nic served as senior vice president –investments at Jacobus Wealth Management, where he focusedon investment research and portfolio management. Nic holds abachelor’s degree in business administration from the University ofWisconsin – Milwaukee and is a member of the Beta Gamma SigmaInternational Honor Society.Steven M. Bruce, CMTSenior Investment ConsultantMichael A. DiCastri, CMFC, ChFC Senior Research AnalystSteve has over 15 years of financial servicesexperience, including time spent as aNorthwestern Mutual financial representative.Prior to joining the advisory investment team,Steve was a senior trading specialist withNorthwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany and was operationally responsible for all trading andsupervision of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management CompanySignature Portfolio accounts. Steve holds a bachelor’s degree inaeronautical science from the University of Dubuque and an MBAfrom Northeastern University.Mike has more than 20 years of investmentexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company,Mike was an equity and quantitative analystwith Johnson Asset Management. In this rolehe was responsible for equity sector analysis inthe retail, consumer staples, real estate investment trust and buildingareas. Mike was also a senior trust operations officer with JohnsonTrust Company and a mutual fund trader with Marshall & Ilsley TrustCompany. Mike holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economicsfrom the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.Jerome S. Cesarz, CFA , CLU , ChFC Senior Investment ConsultantKeith Dickerson, CFA Research AnalystJerry has over 20 years of financial servicesexperience. Before joining Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company, Jerry was atrading services consultant with NorthwesternMutual Investment Services, where he oversawthe day-to-day operation of the desk andprovided guidance on general securities products.Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual, Jerry was a stockbroker withScottrade. He began his career as an investment representative withScudder Kemper Investments. Jerry holds a bachelor’s degree infinance from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and an MBAfrom the Keller Graduate School of Management.Keith has over 10 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company, Keith workedas an associate sales director at BMO GlobalAsset Management, working with institutionalconsultants and advisors on pricing and plandesign for the BMO 401(k) platform. Keith also spent seven years atWells Fargo Asset Management, working primarily in intermediaryservices as an associate regional director, where he called on regionaland independent advisory firms to position Wells Fargo mutual fundand separately managed account products. Keith holds a bachelor’sdegree in history from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, and anMBA with a finance concentration from Marquette University.Stefanie CheskeAssociate Portfolio Manager – PCSStef has five years of financial servicesexperience. She provides portfoliomanagement support and analysis to thePrivate Client Services portfolio managers andworks with the field on front-end PCS caseconsultations. Prior to her current role,she interned with both Mason Street Advisors in public fixed incomeand Private Client Services. Upon her completion of the AppliedInvestment Management (AIM) Program, Stef earned a bachelor’sdegree in finance from Marquette University.3
Rebecca FisherAssociate Portfolio Manager – Fixed IncomeRichard G. Iwanski, CFA , CAIASenior Research AnalystBecky has over 10 years of financial servicesexperience. Currently, she manages the liquidityof internal fixed income assets. She also workswith advisors and their clients explainingNMWMC’s methodology of tax-exempt andtaxable bond management. Prior to joiningNorthwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Becky workedin Northwestern Mutual Investment Services administration,helping advisors remain compliant with their investment practices.Becky holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University ofWisconsin – Milwaukee and is pursuing her MBA from Alverno College.Rick has more than 20 years of investmentexperience. Rick focuses on a broad rangeof research areas, including bottom-upmanager research, model portfolio attribution,capital market assumptions and advisorcommunications. Before joining NorthwesternMutual, he led a short-lived consulting firm focused on liquidalternative mutual funds. For the majority of his career, Rick served asthe chief investment officer at Capital Market Consultants. Earlier in hiscareer, he served as a senior investment analyst and vice president atRobert W. Baird. Rick is a member of the CFA Society of Milwaukee andthe CFA Institute. Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from theUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison.Jack GorskiAssociate Portfolio Manager – EquitiesJenna KoeningsAssociate Portfolio Manager – PCSJack joined Northwestern Mutual in 2016 as ananalyst for the Quantitative Risk Managementdepartment while completing his degreeat Marquette University. After earning hisbachelor’s degree in finance, he joined the PCSLarge Cap Portfolio team as a research analystcovering the health care sector. Jack was a member of the AppliedInvestment Management Program at Marquette, where he manageda portion of the university’s endowment money under an internationalequity fund, a domestic small cap fund and a fixed income portfolio.Jack is currently a CFA Level II Candidate.Jenna has over three years of financial servicesexperience. She assists advisors through frontend case consultation and supports theinvestment team with portfolio managementand analysis. Prior to joining the Private ClientServices team, she worked in NorthwesternMutual Investment Services distribution policies and administrationarea, helping the field remain compliant in investment services. Jennaholds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.Brandon Hofmann, CFA Investment ConsultantJohn A. Mlekoday, CFP Investment ConsultantBrandon has 10 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining the NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company,Brandon was a securities analyst at Netols,Asset Management where he performeda variety of functions covering portfoliomanagement and equity analysis, trading and compliance.Brandon holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Universityof Wisconsin – Whitewater.John has over 25 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company,John was an investment representative andfinancial planner for the INVEST Financial Group.John holds a master’s degree in finance fromthe University of Wisconsin. He also holds bachelor’s degreesin business and computer science and in management systemsfrom the Milwaukee School of Engineering.*David R. Humphreys, CFA Senior Investment ConsultantJim Murray, CFA Senior Research AnalystDavid has 11 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company, Davidwas a co-portfolio manager and trader at 1492Capital Management, LLC. Before joining 1492Capital, David spent some time at NorthwesternMutual as an Investment operations senior specialist working withexecution of fixed income and private placements transactions forMason Street Advisors and NIMCo. Prior to this, he was at StarkInvestments as a pricing manager responsible for pricing Stark’s globalportfolio and as a derivatives analyst constructing and executingvarious derivative trading strategies. David holds a bachelor’s degree infinance and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.Jim has more than 20 years of professionalinvestment experience. Prior to joiningNorthwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany, Jim was a senior investments andportfolio risk management analyst with WellsFargo Asset Management. A key responsibilityin this role was synthesizing financial statement analysis and quantitativeanalysis with investment process, macroeconomic and idiosyncraticdevelopments to accurately and concisely communicate key risks anddrivers of portfolio performances to the Wells Fargo Funds Board ofTrustees, senior management, Enterprise Risk, and other stakeholders.Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois– Urbana-Champaign and earned the right to use the CFA designation.4
Christopher P. Rykwalder, CFP , ChFC , CLU Investment ConsultantAaron ThillAssociate Portfolio Manager – PCSChris has nearly 20 years of financial servicesexperience. He joined Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company in 2006as a senior trading specialist with the advisoryservices team. Prior to this, Chris wasa corporate and executive stock specialistwith Robert W. Baird & Co., focusing on insider and restricted stocktransactions. He began his career with Strong Investments, working asa retail brokerage trader and then on the company’s institutional cashteam. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in finance with an economicsemphasis from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.Aaron has seven years of financial and bankingservices experience. He is responsible forsupporting advisors by analyzing existinginvestment portfolios and supports theportfolio management team with investmentanalysis and trading. Aaron holds a bachelor’sdegree from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, where he studiedeconomics and finance.Peter J. Sauer, CFA Research AnalystPeter has over 10 years of investmentexperience. He previously served as an internwith Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany before beginning his current role onthe investment research team. Prior to that,he was an assistant to a Northwestern Mutualfinancial representative in Milwaukee. Peter holds a bachelor’s degreein finance from Saint Louis University.Matt Sobocinski, CFA Associate Portfolio Manager – PCSWith over eight years of investment experience,Matt is now responsible for portfoliomanagement, analysis and support to clientportfolios. Additionally, he works with advisorson PCS case consultations. Prior to joiningNorthwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany, Matt held the position of senior research associate atCapital Market Consultants, where he focused on investmentresearch and managing client portfolios. He also spent three years atBMO Global Asset Management as a product management analyst.Matt is a member of the CFA Society of Milwaukee and the CFAInstitute. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Universityof Wisconsin – Milwaukee and was part of UWM’s InvestmentManagement Certificate Program (IMCP).Michael ViroglioAssociate Portfolio Manager – Fixed IncomeMichael began his career at NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company in2017 while earning his undergraduate degreefrom Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Prior to this, Michael held multiple internshipsacross the health care and financial serviceindustries, gaining a formidable skill set in data modeling and statisticalprogramming. Michael led several teams of students at Carthage tocompete in regional data analytics and math modeling competitions,including the Midwestern Undergraduate Data Analytics Competitionand the Wisconsin Mat
Senior Investment Consultant Jerry has over 20 years of financial services experience. Before joining Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Jerry was a . Scottrade. He began his career as an investment representative with Scudd
