Your Northwestern network has untapped economic value.

Wildcats have been building each other up for 175 years. Now there’s a system for it.

Join Wildcats in the CDL

260,000+

Alumni Worldwide

175

Years of Legacy

60

Core Relationships

Notable Wildcats

Seth Meyers · Meghan Markle · Stephen Colbert

Be the first Wildcat champion

Every school network needs a point of contact — someone who sees the economic value in their alumni connections and wants to help activate it. As a Northwestern champion, you become the catalyst for your entire Wildcats network.

Recruit 20 alumni

Lead your market

Earn affiliate revenue

Become the Northwestern Champion

Turn Wildcats connections into infrastructure

Your phone has hundreds of contacts. Most of them are dormant. The CDL identifies the relationships with real economic relevance and gives you a framework to activate them systematically.

Map Your Core 60

Identify the 60 relationships in your network with real economic relevance. Not followers. Not connections. Relationships.

Classify by Contribution

Every contact contributes differently. Attention, Collaboration, or Engagement. The CDL classifies each one so you know exactly how to activate them.

Engage with EPIC

Six sequential touchpoints — Educate, Explore, Evaluate, Engage, Execute, Enjoy — turn dormant contacts into active economic relationships.

Cross-Network Visibility

When you and another BIOS member both engage the same contact, the system reveals shared connections — unlocking collaboration you didn't know existed.

Choose your path

Both tiers include full CDL access and cross-network visibility with other Wildcats in BIOS.

CDL + BIOS Membership

Full access to the Contact Distribution List and the BIOS community.

$89/year
  • CDL digital tool — map your Core 60
  • EPIC Engagement Framework — 6 touchpoints
  • Cross-network visibility with other BIOS members
  • Area of Genius classification
  • Champion designation for top contacts
  • 6x6 Academy community access
  • School-specific alumni network features
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Recommended

CDL Walkthrough + Community Family Office

Everything in the CDL, plus guided walkthrough sessions and access to the Community Family Office.

$297/year
  • Everything in CDL + BIOS Membership
  • Guided CDL walkthrough sessions
  • Community Family Office access
  • Monthly strategy meetings
  • Priority network matching
  • Advanced engagement analytics
  • 1-on-1 onboarding call
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Frequently asked

Start with your first 20 names

You don’t need to map your entire network on day one. Start with 20 names — the Wildcats you already know. The CDL does the rest: classifying, scoring, and creating a system for engagement that compounds.

Includes the CDL digital tool, EPIC Engagement Framework, and access to the Northwestern alumni network within BIOS.