Michael Breakstone

Michael Breakstone currently serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Data, Digital, and Enterprise Change Risk at Northern Trust, a position held since April 2025. Prior to this role, Michael amassed significant experience at Allstate, where tenure included Chief of Staff to the Enterprise Chief Risk Officer and roles in risk governance, reporting, and protection finance strategy from August 2017 to April 2025. Michael's earlier career includes positions at Discover Financial Services as Manager of Corporate Strategy & Development, focusing on M&A deal execution, and at Marco Consulting Group as an Investment Analyst. Educational achievements include an MBA in Finance and Corporate Strategy from Georgetown University and a BA in History & Political Science with a concentration in Global Political Economy from the University of Rochester.