Melanie Kolp

About Melanie Kolp

Melanie Kolp currently serves as Nationwide’s Chief Data Officer and Chief Technology Officer for Technology Enterprise Solutions. She brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology field as she oversees a team dedicated to developing and activating our technology strategy as it enables Nationwide’s corporate strategy; enterprise architecture; data strategy, governance, platforms, and capabilities; technology innovation and emerging technologies such as Generative AI; and technology delivery for the Chief Customer Office. Internally to Nationwide Technology, Melanie also oversees Workforce Strategy and Global Partnerships.Melanie’s passion is being a champion for the development and support of other women in technology. She is one of the founding members of the Women in IT organization at Nationwide, and is active in the local community as the founding president of Columbus Women in Tech. She served as a partner representative for the Anita Borg Foundation and is active with the international women’s organization WITI.Melanie holds Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Management Information Systems and Business Management from Ohio University. Melanie and her husband, Bob, reside in Dublin, Ohio, with their three sons, Charlie, Ryan and Brady.

Experience

1. SVP

   Nationwide

   Sep 2019 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

Education

• Ohio University

  BBA, MIS & Management

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Lean IT
• Lean Management
• Change Management
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Agile Methodologies
• Enterprise Architecture
• Management
• Agile Testing
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Sdlc
• Business Analysis
• Agile Project Management
• IT Strategy
• Lean Operations