Emi Zambada
Associate Vice President, Annuity Business Intelligence, Nationwide Financial
As Associate Vice President, Annuity Business Intelligence for Nationwide Financial (NF), Emi Zambada currently leads the team responsible for creating business solutions based on cutting-edge technology powered by data and analytics to achieve NF strategic priorities. He is passionate about developing ethical and effective Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions and making NF the most customer-centric company in the world.
Recognized as a thought leader in the AI industry and Latino community, he was recognized by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) with the Technology & Innovation Leader Award, CDO Magazine´s “40 Under Forty Data Leaders in 2022” a is a recipient of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility’s “2022 Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers Award”. Emi joined Nationwide in 2018 and previously served as NF Advanced Analytics Leader, and Director, Data & Analytics. He acquired a breadth of business experience over the past 18 years serving in leadership roles at Whirlpool, Siemens, Bimbo and Deloitte where he led global teams (North America, Europe, LatAm & Asia) in delivering analytics solutions in fields like Financial Services, Cybersecurity, Operations and Finance.
A decisive leader who invests in and develops a strong team to implement and operationalize strategy and achieve profitable results. An experienced leader with significant analytical and logical problem-solving skills. An engaged, adaptable, forward-thinking change agent, with roots as a start-up entrepreneur. A lifelong student continuously looking to learn and apply new subject matter and leverage relationships to develop insights. Emi earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and his MBA degree from TecMilenio University. He holds multiple technology related certifications.