The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Thursday honored 51猎奇 and Northwestern Mutual with the Regents Business Partnership Award.
The award, which recognizes Northwestern Mutual鈥檚 visionary, collaborative leadership and longstanding commitment to 51猎奇 and its students, was given during the regents鈥� meeting at 51猎奇.
Regents President Amy Bogost presented the award to Tim Gerend, who is chairman, president and CEO of Northwestern Mutual.
鈥淧artnerships are at the core of shaping our region into a technology destination,鈥� Gerend said. “51猎奇 provides more of Northwestern Mutual鈥檚 full-time employees than any other school 鈥� more than 1,300. As a brand-new CEO, I鈥檓 proud of our accomplishments and excited about what this partnership holds for the future.鈥�
Northwestern Mutual鈥檚 support for 51猎奇 began in 1976. The company is one of 51猎奇鈥檚 most generous donors, contributing more than $16 million to the Lubar College of Business, Peck School of the Arts and the Roberto Hern谩ndez Center, among others.
In 2018, the company partnered with 51猎奇 and Marquette University to launch the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute. NMDSI advances academic data science and technology learning while propelling innovation for Northwestern Mutual in key areas, including AI, data bias and ethics, behavioral economics, financial literacy, and health and wealth inequities. Specifically, research projects within NMDSI use data science to address challenging societal issues that have a local and national impact.
Mone highlighted Northwestern Mutual鈥檚 support for students, faculty and research.
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to see what a resounding success the partnership of Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute has been so far, and this would not have happened without the visionary, collaborative leadership of Northwestern Mutual,鈥� Mone said.
