Patti Cotter

Nationwide Experience:Patti is currently the Senior HR business partner for the following offices: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Investments, Nationwide Realty Investors and Nationwide Advantage Mortgage. She has been in this position 8 years. Prior to this position, Patti has been the leader of the recruiting, relocation, performance improvement, training and development functions at Nationwide. She joined Nationwide in 1999.Pre-Nationwide Experience:Prior to joining Nationwide, Patti served almost ten years with Bank One Corporation. Her last position with Bank One was vice president of the Western U.S. for recruiting and staffing in Phoenix, Arizona. She managed a large multi-state recruiting function.� She also was the VP/HR generalist leader for the Eastern Region Retail bank in 3 states with 7,000 employees.� She previously worked for Federated Dept. Stores and was a general manager for several years in the hospitality industry, leading large restaurant operations with 100+ employees under her direct supervision and P&L accountability.�Education:Patti holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University and a Master�s of Social Work degree from the State University of New York at Albany.