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Melanie Kolp

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SVP at Nationwide
📍 Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States

Melanie Kolp is the SVP, Chief Data Officer, and Chief Technology Officer at Nationwide, where she has worked since 2005. With over 25 years of experience, she leads enterprise architecture, data strategy, and technology innovation, including Generative AI. She holds a BBA in Management Information Systems from Ohio University.

Outside of work, Melanie is a champion for women in technology, having founded Nationwides Women in IT group and served as president of Columbus Women in Tech. She and her husband have three sons, and she actively shares family milestones, such as her oldest son attending James Madison University.

Melanies fascination with technology began around age 11, when she was already writing programs on a Commodore 64 computer.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
SVP
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States
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Responsible AI Scaling
Leads Nationwide's Gen AI efforts, creating a dual "Blue Team/Red Team" approach to balance innovation with governance, data security, and regulatory compliance, as discussed in late 2024.
Women in Technology
A passionate advocate and mentor, she founded the Women in IT group at Nationwide and is the president of Columbus Women in Tech.
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Career

Work history

9-2019
SVP
Nationwide
5-2016 - 9-2019
VP, Retirement Plans Technology Leader
Nationwide
8-2013 - 4-2016
AVP, Finance Technology Leader
Nationwide
1-2001 - 12-2004
Manager - Business Integration Strategy
American Electric Power
10-1995 - 12-2001
Manager
Ernst & Young
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Education
1991 - 1995
BBA
Ohio University
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