2010-11 Chairman of the Board
Edward J. Zore - retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Northwestern Mutual
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 as chairman of 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 and a member of the Financial Services Roundtable. Previously, he served on the Advisory Board of The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services. Beyond the insurance industry, he is 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 a past 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. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board of the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative.
Born in Milwaukee in 1945, Zore received his B.S. and M.S. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.