2008 DINNER TOPICS/SPEAKERS

  Stephanie K. Klein
Vice-President-Regional Marketing Director
Northern Trust Company

Stephanie is a Vice President at The Northern Trust Company, Chicago. She is Regional Marketing Director of the Midwest within Personal Financial Services, responsible for creating an integrated marketing strategy across all Midwest offices, tied to Northern's global brand. Prior, Stephanie served as PFS National Marketing's Director of Communications where she developed advertising, collateral, online marketing and Wealth magazine, as well as a comprehensive program targeted to professional advisors.

Stephanie has nineteen years of business and marketing experience. Prior to rejoining Northern Trust in 2005, she ran her own marketing consulting firm, Klein Consulting, which specialized in competitive positioning for new and established brands. Before creating Klein Consulting in 2001, Stephanie worked at Leo Burnett, developing marketing strategies and advertising campaigns for global leadership brands - including Hallmark, United Airlines and Kraft Foods. Prior to Leo Burnett, she worked at Alberto-Culver in brand management and new product development.

She is a Board member of the Devin Shafron Memorial Book Fund and Head of Friends of Fellger Park.

Stephanie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with honors from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Marketing from The University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business.