Guru Vasudeva is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Program & Application Services at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 financial services and insurance company.
He manages a shared services organization that provides program and project delivery, software engineering, requirements and testing, and support services for the enterprise. He is responsible for the Lean and Agile transformation of application development and maintenance functions across Nationwide.
Guru has over 23 years of experience in operations and information technology. Before joining Nationwide, he spent six years at IBM as an executive architect 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.
A results oriented leader, Guru has demonstrated success in strategic planning and leading transformational initiatives as well as running operations.