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Guru Vasudeva is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Property & Casualty Technology at Nationwide, one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the U.S.

In this role, he leads a workforce of 3,000 associates and contractors who build and maintain technology solutions that support Nationwide’s Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, Excess & Surplus/Specialty, and Agribusiness business units. Guru is also accountable for driving transformational programs spanning simplification, digital enablement, and data and advanced
analytics.

Prior to his current role, Guru held several senior leadership positions at Nationwide including Senior Vice President and CTO of Infrastructure & Operations, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Program & Application Services and Chief Architect. In these roles, he led functions including IT strategy, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, large program management, and application development and maintenance.

Before joining Nationwide, Guru spent six years at IBM as an executive architect where he focused on conceptualizing, selling, and delivering large internet-based business solutions for insurance, retail, and government organizations. He has also worked for AT&T and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Guru serves on the United Way of Central Ohio Board of Trustees. He resides in Hilliard, Ohio, and is married with two children.