530: Northwestern Mutual CIO Neal Sample discusses

• How being a mutual company, as opposed to a public company, allows IT and the broader organization to think with a longer-term perspective in mind and how that impacted the firm’s actions during the pandemic
  
• The difference the company is making in local communities through initiatives such as Outsource to America and Hi, Tech
  
• Why Neal decided to join Northwestern Mutual as CIO after having been promoted out of that role to the COO post at Express Scripts
  
• How the CIO role has evolved to become an immensely influential role
  
• How being a former national champion debater has served him well in business
  
• How COVID and changing consumer expectations have massively accelerated the pace of business change
  
• Why talent mobility is going to have a significant impact going forward