Kristen Elliott serves as the Activation Director for Nationwide Financial Shared Portfolio, leading the NF Shared Portfolio Activation team. In this role, she oversees strategic investments that advance Nationwide’s enterprise priorities across technology modernization, operational excellence, and AI-driven transformation. Known for her collaborative and inclusive leadership style, Kristen excels at bringing business and technology partners together to align strategy, enable outcomes, and tell a cohesive enterprise story.

With a career rooted in technology and strengthened in advanced business expertise, Kristen blends technical fluency with strategic vision. She holds both an MBA and the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation, reflecting her deep knowledge of financial services and the life and annuity landscape. Kristen also has served as an adjunct professor for the College of Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University, where she contributed to developing the next generation of technology and business leaders. Across her roles, she has built a reputation for enabling clarity, driving alignment, and elevating change management and communication practices to support enterprise-wide initiatives.

Kristen is also a passionate advocate for leadership development—especially for women in technology and business—and often partners with peers to strengthen cross-functional collaboration and coaching cultures. Outside of work, she channels her creativity through music, through performing in musical groups across the city and releasing original neoclassical pieces that highlight her love for storytelling through sound.