Richard Green Named Director for Northwestern Mutual – Chicago

CHICAGO - Sept. 6, 2018 - PRLog -- A former collegiate athlete, Richard A. Green, knows a good coach is a game changer. Now the former Dominican Stars outfielder leads his own team introducing college students to a career as a financial planner.

As Northwestern Mutual-Chicago's' newest College Unit Director, he will coach and lead a team of college financial representatives in the Rosemont district office who are participating in the firm's nationally recognized internship program¹. Green will also continue to build his financial planning practice by working with doctors and dentists to develop a game plan to help them achieve financial security.

"Richard has made great contributions to the internship program through recruiting, mentoring and coaching our college representatives," said Thomas J. Canale, Managing Director of Northwestern Mutual – Chicago in Rosemont. "He's very passionate about giving young professionals the opportunity to have a great internship experience," he added.

"Our internship is like none other," said Green. "It gives college students an opportunity to test-drive a full-time career of a financial representative while taking advantage of a highly respected college program," he added.

For the past 22 years, the company's nationally recognized college financial representative internship program was named one of the top internships for students seeking careers in the financial services industry by Vault.com.

Green started his career in the firm's Top 10 internship² while a student-athlete. Working full-time in the summer and part-time during the school year, he successfully navigated his studies, his baseball commitment, and the internship program. Upon graduation, he joined the firm full-time.

He started his leadership journey being named a College Unit Captain in 2017, a position he held until being named a College Unit Director in 2018.

A graduate of Dominican University with a Bachelor's in Business Administration, he has continued his education earning his series 6 and 63 securities licenses.

Green is a faculty member of Beyond the Classroom, an education platform designed to teach doctors what they didn't learn in the med school. He is a weekly volunteer in The Free youth ministry program at Chicago Tabernacle. And, he has coached kids participating in the Near West Little League, a Chicago inner-city baseball and softball program.

About Northwestern Mutual – Chicago

Northwestern Mutual – Chicago, with offices in Downtown Chicago, Deerfield, 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, Northwestern Mutual – Chicago provides career and internship opportunities to individuals who want to grow personally and professionally. The company's nationally recognized financial representative internship program was named by Vault.com the #1 internship for students seeking careers in the financial services industry.  Further information on the firm can be found at http://rosemont.nm.com/

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach, we empower our clients to make the most of every single day and plan for important moments in their future. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience to help our clients navigate their financial lives every day. With $265.0 billion in assets, $28.1 billion in revenues, and $1.8 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to 4.5 million people who rely on us for life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, brokerage and advisory services, trust services, and discretionary portfolio management solutions. The company manages more than $125 billion of client assets through its wealth management and investment services. Northwestern Mutual ranks 104 on the 2018 FORTUNE 500 and is recognized by FORTUNE^® as one of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2018.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries offer a comprehensive approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, life insurance with long-term care benefits, investment products, and advisory products and services. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance).

¹ Northwestern Mutual ranked #4 overall across all industries on the Vault's Top 50 Internships for 2017.

² Northwestern Mutual is the only company to be recognized in the top 10 for 21 straight years (1997-2017).