Vinita Clements

Vinita Clements is executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Nationwide, where she leads enterprise workforce strategy and the human resources function for approximately 22,000 associates. As a member of Nationwide’s executive leadership team, she is helping shape the company’s future of work — evolving how Nationwide attracts, develops and retains talent through an intentional focus on the associate experience, workplace flexibility, career development, organizational effectiveness and AI-enabled learning that accelerates skill building and continuous growth.

At Nationwide, Vinita’s portfolio includes compensation and benefits, learning and development, culture and belonging, talent acquisition, succession management and organizational effectiveness. She also leads the people advisory teams that help leaders across Nationwide build strong teams, develop talent and navigate change. During her tenure, Nationwide has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For, one of Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Diversity and one of PEOPLE’s Companies That Care. The company has also earned recognition for initiatives that support a high-performing and caring culture, including a Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Award for upskilling employees in the Future of Work category, Training magazine’s Top 5 Hall of Fame Outstanding Initiatives recognition for its Emerging Leader Certification program and Generative AI, and Ohio’s Recovery Friendly Workplace designation — the first such designation awarded in the state.

Vinita is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, serves on the advisory board for Catalyst and is a charter member of the National Advisory Council for The Kids Mental Health Foundation. Appointed by Ohio Gov Mike DeWine, she serves as a trustee of Columbus State Community College. She also serves on the boards of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the National Urban League and the Columbus Museum of Art.

Passionate about mentoring, investing in relationships and supporting community arts and education, Vinita has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by Savoy. She has also been named to the Diversity Woman Elite 100 and the list of 10 Most Influential Human Resources Executives to Watch and recognized as a trailblazer by Smart Business Columbus. She has been featured in podcasts and articles sharing perspectives on building engaged, productive and future-ready workforces.