Northwestern Mutual Chicago Elevates Jeannette Miyazono to Chief Growth Officer

CHICAGO - Jan. 22, 2024 - PRLog -- Northwestern Mutual Chicago has elevated Jeannette Miyazono to Chief Growth Officer. In this new role, Miyazono will build on a proven track record of developing and growing financial planning firms and ensuring they thrive for generations to come.

"A true catalyst and partner, Jeannette has played an essential role in deepening partnerships, shaping talent ecosystems, and advancing professional growth and development within our firm," said Corey D. McQuade, managing partner at Northwestern Mutual Chicago. "Coming alongside our advisors to advance their businesses, we are building on our vision to be a firm of enduring firms, reflecting the communities we serve, multiplying our impact and influence."

Appointed director of strategic development in 2022, Miyazono launched the Office of Strategic Growth and Enduring Firm Development, coordinating the financial planning firm's professional development, practice management, marketing and client relations center.

She joined Northwestern Mutual Chicago in 2010 as a client relations coordinator and was promoted to client relations supervisor in 2013, associate director of client relations in 2015 and client relations center director in 2017. In 2018, she was appointed director of business development.

Miyazono holds a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola Marymount University. She is an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and is certified as a financial service coach through Client Wise and Northwestern Mutual.

Miyazono serves on the Auxiliary Board Executive Committee at the Shedd Aquarium. She, her husband and their two children reside in Chicago.

About Northwestern Mutual Chicago

Northwestern Mutual –Chicago (http://chicago.nm.com./), with offices in Downtown Chicago, Deerfield, Hyde Park, Oak Brook and Rosemont, is a leading Chicago-based financial planning firm providing expert guidance to help clients manage financial risk and achieve financial security. Ranked one of Chicago's Top Workplaces, according to the Chicago Tribune (http://topworkplaces.com/publication/chicagotribune/north...), Northwestern Mutual – Chicago provides career and internship opportunities to individuals who want to grow personally and professionally.

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual (https://www.northwesternmutual.com/) has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 165 years. Through a comprehensive planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important. With more than $570 billion of total assets being managed across the company's institutional portfolio as well as retail investment client portfolios, nearly $35 billion in revenues, and $2.2 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than five million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. Northwestern Mutual ranked 111 on the 2023 FORTUNE 500.