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Thomas Zale

Director; Vice President - Real Estate at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management

Officer record from the firm’s Form ADVForm ADV filed 6 May 2026

Thomas Zale is Director; Vice President - Real Estate of Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC, a Milwaukee investment adviser.

Role at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management

Title on Schedule A
Director; Vice President - Real Estate
Control
Thomas Zale is a control person of Northwestern Mutual Investment Management.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Thomas Zale has held the filed role since February 2015.

The firm

Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC
Milwaukee, WI

Form ADV filed 6 May 2026

$323B AUM23 clients213 advisers2 offices

Career on record

The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Registrations and exams

Individual registration and examination information for Thomas Zale 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
Thomas Zale
CRD
7308482
Firm
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing
Firm bio
realestate.northwesternmutual.com

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Background

Thomas D. Zale joined Northwestern Mutual in 1995. The firm’s biography says he became Director of Real Estate Equities in 2004, Managing Director of Real Estate Equities in 2005, and added the Asset Management role in 2008. Official firm biography page

Education

  • He received a B.B.A. degree in real estate and economics in 1988 and an M.S. degree in real estate and finance in 1995, both from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Official firm biography page

Common questions

Where does Thomas Zale work?

Thomas Zale has been Director; Vice President - Real Estate of Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC since February 2015, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 6 May 2026

Leadership at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 7308482. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC, filed 6 May 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Thomas Zale or Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.