Rodney Nelsestuen
Research Director, Financial Strategies and IT Investments
TowerGroup
Rod Nelsestuen is a research director in the TowerGroup Financial Strategies and IT Investments Cross Industry group. He conducts research on business and IT strategies, emerging trends, growth strategies and issues germane to all verticals across the industry. Topics include customer experience, innovation, operational excellence, sourcing strategies, risk management including governance, risk management and compliance (GRC), and emerging markets.
With more than two decades in financial services, Rod spent more than eight years as CEO of an affiliate and six years as the enterprise-level CIO at AgriBank, FCB. In addition, he has served in diverse finance, marketing, credit, operations, and technology roles at both the operational and executive levels and joined TowerGroup in 2006.
He has contributed to numerous business publications in the area of technology leadership. An instructor for the School of Business at Cardinal Stritch University and in the University of Phoenix MBA program and MBA Technology Management program, he has also worked with the University developing curriculum for shaping the next generation of business and IT leaders.
Rod holds an MBA and a Graduate Certificate in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University. He also completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.