Nan Li

Nan is a passionate and human-centric data and AI executive, industry thought leader, and speaker. Her specialty is cutting through AI clutter and complexity to deliver clear, tailored strategies that align with business maturities and priorities, transforming AI hype and potential into tangible outcomes and real business value.

With over 20 years of experience in leading data, analytics, and AI initiatives in Fortune 500 companies across the insurance, financial services, and healthcare industries, Nan excels at helping organizations craft and execute strategies that align data and AI initiatives with core business objectives to deliver measurable outcomes. Most recently, as Vice President of AI/ML & Statistical Practice at Nationwide, Nan championed the vision, strategy, and execution of advanced analytics, delivering scalable AI/ML and GenAI solutions across the enterprise, automating and streamlining operations along the insurance value chain.

Prior to Nationwide, Nan led data strategy and analytics innovation at Bread Financial, where she established new data and analytics functions, implemented enterprise-wide platforms, and introduced new practices that generated multi-million-dollar benefits in digital marketing and operational efficiency. At Cardinal Health, she built a high-impact solutions and analytics team from the ground up and pioneered cloud-based big data analytics solutions, uncovering sales opportunities across all medical product lines.

Renowned for her creative and transformational leadership, Nan has a proven track record of building high-performing teams, fostering trusted cross-functional relationships, establishing robust governance frameworks, and driving transformative results with agility and focus. She’s highly skilled at distilling complex concepts into clear and practical frameworks, making them accessible and actionable for stakeholders from board members and C-Suites to managers and associates. Her thoughtful approach ensures that data and AI investments not only achieve business goals but also serve the greater good, balancing innovation with long-term sustainability.

Recognized as an industry thought leader, Nan uniquely focuses on the intersection of humanity, AI, and leadership, particularly on psychological impact and behavior changes using AI or introduced by AI.  Nan has spoken at many conferences and meetups, including the DataConnect Conference, Ai4, INFORMS, UC Data Science Symposium, AI Rising, CDO Magazine Summit, AI in Finance, OSU Digital Solutions Gallery, and OSU Risk Institute. 

You can follow her on LinkedIn or  book her for speaking   at your next event.