Scott Sanchez

Chief Innovation Officer Nationwide

Scott Sanchez is the Chief Innovation Officer for Nationwide, driving innovation across the company. He’s responsible for leading transformational innovation, enterprise innovation (in partnership with businesses and teams), as well as venture capital and open innovation for the company. Scott also is responsible for making innovation a part of everyone’s job. Scott brings a user-centered approach to innovation (also known as “design thinking”) to create products, services, experiences, and businesses that delight people in solving their needs in ways they can’t imagine.

Scott is also passionate about building innovators in all walks of life. He is on the faculty of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University (the d.school) and an adjunct faculty member at Emory University.  Scott has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University.