Catholic Herald - Dr. Cepelka Honored at Catholic Schools Dinner 3/25/2022 On March 10, during the Archbishop's annual Catholic Schools Dinner event co-chair and Catholic Financial Life President and CEO, John Borgen, announced the organization would make its largest donation in company history: $300,000 in honor of retired Superintendent of Milwaukee Catholic Schools, Kathleen Cepelka’s lifetime of services to Catholic education. Read More
The Interview: John Borgen 2/24/2022 In early December, Catholic Financial Life announced plans to sell its 18-story office and residential tower near the Marquette University campus. Then in January, John Borgen took over as part of a planned leadership transition. Read More
All in the Family For New Catholic Financial Life CEO John Borgen 2/24/2022 Catholic Financial announced in December 2020 that Borgen would take over leadership of the organization following the retirement of Bill O’Toole. That succession plan was completed earlier this year, making Borgen president and CEO in January. Read More
John Borgen Promoted to President and CEO of Catholic Financial Life 1/12/2022 John Borgen has been promoted from his current role as president of Milwaukee-based Catholic Financial Life to president and CEO of the life insurance and fraternal organization. Read More
Catholic Financial Life Moves Forward in its Generational Leadership Transition 1/12/2022 John Borgen has been promoted from his current role as President to President and CEO of Catholic Financial Life. His promotion is the next step in a generational leadership transition that began Jan. 1, 2021, when the Board of Directors named Borgen President while Bill O’Toole remained CEO as part of a one-year transition. Read More
New Catholic Financial Life CEO John Borgen on Preparing for the Top Job and Making Decisions 1/12/2022 On the latest BizTimes MKE Podcast, Catholic Financial Life President and CEO John Borgen talks with associate editor Arthur Thomas about his planned year-long transition and how he used the time to prepare for the top job. They also discuss Catholic Financial Life's recent decision to market its 18-story office and apartment tower near the Marquette campus for sale. John describes the decision-making process for that action along with how he goes about making decisions on a daily basis. Read More
Catholic Financial Life Moves Forward in its Generational Leadership Transition 1/6/2022 John Borgen has been promoted from his current role as President to President and CEO of Catholic Financial Life. His promotion is the next step in a generational leadership transition that began Jan. 1, 2021, when the Board of Directors named Borgen President while Bill O’Toole remained CEO as part of a one-year transition. Read More