Chris Plescia

Chris Plescia is an experienced professional with over 33 years of cross-vertical leadership and transformation experience. Chris has held a variety of roles in several different companies. In 2021, they began as a Product Evangelist at Aware. From 2018 to 2021, they worked as SVP and Chief Operating Officer, Auto Club Trust, FSB AAA Banking at AAA. From 2016 to 2018, they were VP Brand - Program Management Office and Analytics at L Brands. From 2015 to 2016, they were SVP - Global Head of Employee Collaboration and Digital Solutions at AIG. From 2000 to 2015, they worked at Nationwide Insurance in various roles, including Sr. IT Executive - Collaboration, Digital Solutions, Data Insights and Analytics, Chief Information Officer, Associate Vice President, Enterprise IT Strategy and Transformation, Business Development and Strategic Technology Officer, and Annuity Product Officer. From 1999 to 2000, they were Director of Web Application Development at CenturyLink (formerly Qwest). From 1996 to 1999, they were Director, Interactive Media Services (iMedia) at Nationwide Financial. From 1988 to 1996, they worked at Nationwide Insurance in roles such as Regional Systems Manager / Organization Change Consultant and Programmer - Research Manager.

Chris Plescia attended Bowling Green State University from 1983 to 1988, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus in MIS.