Career
Sunitha Cherian Thomas has been Senior Vice President/Head of Wealth & Intermediary Client Group/Director of Northern Trust Investments since February 2025. Sunitha Cherian Thomas is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Sunitha Cherian Thomas earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated is a Chicago, IL firm with $1.25T under management, 41,027 clients and 219 advisers across 9 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.
Northern Trust announced in 2023 that Sunitha C. Thomas would join NTAM as co-head of the Wealth Client Group and described her prior Northern Trust and investment-management roles.
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Professional designations
Listed by Northern Trust Investments
- CFA
Individual registration and examination information for Sunitha Cherian Thomas is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Sunitha Cherian Thomas
- CRD
- 7881171
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- northerntrust.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Sunitha Cherian Thomas work?
Sunitha Cherian Thomas has been Senior Vice President/Head of Wealth & Intermediary Client Group/Director of Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated since February 2025, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Sunitha Cherian Thomas a CFA charterholder?
Northern Trust Investments lists Sunitha Cherian Thomas with the CFA credential (“CFA”) on its press release. CFA Institute confirms certification status.
Leadership at Northern Trust Investments
- Michael HunstadChairmen/President/Chief Executive Officer/Director
- Anwiti BahugunaExecutive Vice President/Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Sheri HawkinsExecutive Vice President/Director
- Paulami KarExecutive Vice President/Director
- Archana KumarExecutive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/Director
- Joseph McInerneySenior Vice President/Chief Risk Officer
- Christian RothExecutive Vice President/Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Maya TeufelSenior Vice President/Chief Compliance Officer
- David RuddChief Financial Officer
- Craig Richard CarberryChief Legal Officer/Secretary
- Daniel RocheBu Chief Information Security Officer