Episode #4
Interview with Nationwide's Guru Vasudeva: Keeping Humans in the Loop
The smartest AI leaders ask themselves a simple question: How can this tool help people do their jobs better? Or for students to learn better. Some roles will need fewer people, no question. But the leaders who really get it democratize work, giving people access to the kind of expert guidance once reserved for a few. My guest today is Guru Vasudeva, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Property and Casualty Technology at Nationwide. Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the United States. As Senior V P and C T O, Grewal leads a workforce of three thousand associates and contractors. It’s their job to build and maintain technology solutions for Nationwide’s insurance lines. Guru is also accountable for driving transformational programming spanning simplification, digital enablement, data and advanced analytics. His tenure at Nationwide has been marked by numerous accomplishments in leadership roles spanning information technology strategy, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and large program management. Guru was at IBM for six years prior to joining Nationwide. There, he was an executive architect working on large internet-based solutions for insurance, retail, and government. He's also worked at Tata Consultancy Services.
