About

I'm a Senior Product Manager in New York building AI-powered products in financial services. Right now I lead an enterprise AI platform at Northwestern Mutual that automates how financial advisors document client meetings — from Zoom recordings to structured data that feeds directly into planning systems.

Before that I worked across data platforms, BI tools, healthcare technology, and medical devices. The thread through all of it: taking messy, complex problems and turning them into products people actually use.

Outside of work, I continue to build things and try to keep up with the rapidly changing tech/Product Management space. Applyist is an AI-powered job application assistant I'm building with React, Supabase, and the Claude API. I'm also working on Headway, a financial goal tracking app. I've built websites for multiple small businesses including a restaurant consulting firm and a dairy cattle nutrition supplement company.

I studied Industrial Engineering at Iowa State and mentor students in product managers through the PM Club at NYU.

When I'm not building products, I'm probably walking my goldendoodle, traveling by optimizing travel points, staying active, or watching one of my favorite teams.

Luke Marston

Career Timeline

2024 - Present

Senior Product Manager

Northwestern Mutual

Leading 0-to-1 development of an enterprise AI platform that automates advisor workflows through Zoom integrations, AI-generated meeting notes, and structured data extraction. Drove adoption to 73% of eligible advisors within 6 months.

2022 - 2024

Product Manager III

Northwestern Mutual

Led B2B2C product experiences in financial planning. Grew advisor tool usage from 24% to 52% through user research, experimentation, and cross-functional alignment.

2021 - 2022

Product Manager, Data

EXL Service

Built cloud-based data integration products and BI dashboards for financial services clients. Reduced data ingestion time by 15% across multiple ERP systems.

2020 - 2021

Product Analyst

Icario Health

Led internal product tooling for a B2B healthcare technology company. Ran an A/B test that increased survey completion by 5x, preserving a key enterprise client relationship.

2018 - 2020

Product Engineer II

Smiths Medical

Led product development for medical device software systems. Ensured EU regulatory compliance, preserving $90M in annual revenue.