Management Team

Our strong management team is the foundation of our business. These individuals work hard to provide expert guidance and direction to our financial representatives in order to support their success as independent business owners.

Jeffery Clemons, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®

Managing Director
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Jeffery Clemons, Managing Director of The Las Vegas Network Office of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, began his career with Northwestern Mutual as a college intern in January 1990. By May of 1992, Jeff ranked 3rd among the company’s prestigious College Top Ten. Upon entering the career full-time, Jeff Clemons went on to qualify for New Agent Bronze, Silver and Gold awards in 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively.


In 1995, Jeffery was awarded New Financial Representative of the Year award and also became a Field Director, joining the ranks of management. In April of 1996, Jeff Clemons was given additional responsibility for the office investment program. In 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, he led all Field Directors within his category in total production in both a Financial Representative’s year and regional competition. He has been a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table since 1999.


Jeff was named Agency Director of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - Las Vegas on July 1st, 2002. Most recently, he was named Managing Director on May 1, 2006.


Supporting the community of Las Vegas, Jeffery Clemons is a member of the UNLV Foundation and is on the Executive Advisory Board of the UNLV College of Business.

Shawn C Mackey, CLU®, ChFC®

Managing Director
213-243-7018

Shawn Mackey, Managing Director of the Strategic Financial Group, has been providing financial solutions for over 18 years. Shawn started with Northwestern Mutual in 1987 as a Financial Representative in Chicago. In 1991, Shawn joined Strategic Financial Group and in 1996 he became its Managing Director. Under his leadership, the Strategic Financial Group has led all District Network Offices nationally numerous times.

Shawn graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and later continued his education to earn his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) professional designations.

Supporting the community in which we live is important to Shawn. Shawn has been helping the economic development of the Southern California community through his participation as Executive Committee Board Member for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. He is also a member of GAMA, the American Association of Advanced Life Underwriters and NAIFA.

Shawn resides in Pasadena with his wife and four children. He is active in his children’s schools and coaches soccer for AYSO Region 214.

Randy Riley, CLU®, ChFC®

Managing Director
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Randy Riley has been with Northwestern Mutual since 1980.  Randy has been a leading financial representative in Denver, Colorado, a District Agent in Boulder, Colorado and a Managing Partner in Hartford, Connecticut.  Randy has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from the University of Iowa and a MBA from the University of Denver.

Randy will be on the senior management team as a Managing Director with Strategic Financial Group.  His role will include recruiting, training and management in both the Los Angeles and Irvine offices. Additionally, Randy will be involved in strategic planning and training Financial Advisors in the areas of planning, implementing and reviewing benefit plans.  Randy is especially adept at working with high net worth business owners and personal clients.

Thomas Stewart, CLU®, ChFC®

Managing Director
213-243-7000

Tom began his career with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in 1992 after graduating from Marist College with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He quickly set out and built a successful financial security practice while completing his MBA from the State University of New York. He quickly became a leading Financial Representative in the Albany, New York office of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

Tom discovered that he had an interest in pursuing a leadership role within the Network system and was appointed as the Assistant Managing partner in Albany, New York. While in that capacity he helped build a development system that led to tier leading results for his newer Financial Representatives. While in Albany, Tom was able to build a top 20 field unit.

In 1999 Tom accepted an appointment to Managing Partner of the Buffalo, New York Network Office. While there he and his team doubled the production base in that office. He was a multiple year recipient of Northwestern Mutual’s Growth Award and built the organization to a GAMA Gold Agency. During Tom’s tenure in Buffalo, New York, he was an active board member of the American Red Cross and The Kevin Guest House and was also recognized as Volunteer of the Year for The March of Dimes Buffalo chapter.

As part of a planned expansion project, Tom accepted the position of Managing Director for the Downtown Los Angeles Office of the Strategic Financial Group in 2006. As part of the Senior Management team, Tom offers his years of expertise to his new city and is focused on continuing to build upon the organization.

Tom has earned the Chartered Life Underwrite (CLU) and Chatered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Tom and his wife Robin are the proud parents of a son and daughter and live in Los Angeles, California.