Notable Women in Insurance: Aditi Javeri Gokhale

In her role as chief commercial officer and president of Northwestern Mutual’s retail investment business, Aditi Javeri Gokhale has been instrumental in developing and driving the Milwaukee-based company’s strategy and go-to-market approach. 

Those efforts have helped the Fortune 90 firm earn record business results, including more than $33 billion in revenue, $2 trillion of life insurance protection and record net cash flows in its wealth business. 

As the most senior female at the company, a woman of color and a Milwaukeean, Javeri Gokhale champions initiatives that promote inclusivity and gender equity, helping pave the way for more women in the industry, colleagues say. 

She has oversight of Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, which recently invested $40 million in startup companies founded by Black and women entrepreneurs. She also serves as the executive sponsor of Northwestern Mutual’s Women’s Initiative, which has helped the company grow its recruitment and retention of women. Last year, 50% of the company’s new hires were women, and it has implemented a return-to-work allowance for women advisors who become new parents.