Leadership Team 

Ralph Weber
Vice President and General Counsel

Rana Altenburg 
Associate Vice President of Public Affairs 

Carmel Ruffolo 
Associate Vice President of Corporate Engagement 

Office of University Relations Team 

Economic Engagement: 

Carmel Ruffolo 
Associate Vice President of Corporate Engagement 

Kalpa Vithalani 
Executive Director of Technology Transfer 

Lucie Wehbe 
Economic Engagement Coordinator 

General Counsel: 

Ralph Weber
Vice President and General Counsel

Mike Flynn
Associate General Counsel

Jessica Franken
Associate General Counsel

Lizzy McCright
Deputy General Counsel

Laureen B. Zello
Legal Assistant

Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute:

Bill Marcou
Project Manager

Public Affairs: 

Rana Altenburg 
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs 

Mary Czech-Mrochinski 
Senior Director of Public Affairs 

Kelsey Otero 
Senior Director of Community Engagement