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Medical College of Wisconsin Board of Trustees - Vice Chair of the Board

John M. Grogan

Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Insurance Officer
Northwestern Mutual

John M. Grogan, MCW Board of TrusteesJohn Grogan is a community advocate and retired corporate leader. A lawyer and certified public accountant by training, he served for many years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Insurance Officer of Northwestern Mutual, where he lead the strategy and performance of the company’s insurance businesses. In 32 years at the company, he served in leadership roles of many company disciplines, including law, distribution, operations, insurance, and investment products.

A Milwaukee native, Grogan is an active community volunteer and has served on the boards of many educational institutions, including the Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University High School, Partners Advancing Values in Education (PAVE), City Forward Collective, the St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation, and St. Joan Antida High School.

He is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He also completed the Kellogg Management Institute at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

John is married to his wife, Denise, and they have four adult children. In his free time, you’ll find him outdoors, working as a Park Ranger at Whitefish Dunes State Park or backpacking the length of the Appalachian Trail.

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