Don Robertson is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Northwestern Mutual. He joined in 2018 to lead employee experience and help Northwestern Mutual’s 8,000+ employees and 20,000+ field members deliver its business strategy and propel its culture forward. His organization is comprised of 400+ team members from across HR, campus facilities, security and events. Before joining Northwestern Mutual, Don held senior HR leadership roles with Fortune 50 companies and start-up firms. Notably, he spent 14 years with Hewlett-Packard Corporation, where his broad HR experience culminated as Senior Vice President-HR Enterprise Services, leading a team of 300+ HR professionals responsible for all HR-related matters for a global organization of 150,000+ employees. Don launched his career in accounting, finance and sales, including support of IPO efforts, before moving into HR. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University in Fresno and is also a CPA. He is a member of the CNBC Workforce Executive Council, on the board of directors for the Wisconsin Humane Society and the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, and on the board of advisors for Catalyst.