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Wendy L. Harrington

Entrepreneurial Leader | Board Director | Experienced CMO, CDOAI, COO & McKinsey Alum

Austin, Texas

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Skills

Software Implementation
Customer Engagement
Communication
Professional Services
Entrepreneurship
Business Transformation
Financial Services
Strategy
Innovation
Start-ups
Management Consulting
Advertising
Public Relations
Strategic Marketing
Brand Strategy
Marketing
Analytics
Asset Management
Information Technology
Operations Management

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Based in Texas

541 people

Work Experience

Accelerant Holdings

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

    Board member of this innovative global insurtech, a data-driven risk exchange linking specialty underwriters to capital.

TIAA

2019 - 2023

  • CIO, Wealth, Complementary Businesses and Corporate Functions

    2022 - 2023

    Lead technology for corporate functions (finance, HR, risk, compliance, legal) and the Office of the COO, which includes wealth, banking, brokerage, trust, insurance, and education savings plans. Also serve as a board member for Kaspick and TIAA Trust Company and co-lead Women in Tech.

  • Chief Data and AI Officer

    2020 - 2022

    Head of Global Data & Corporate Technology for TIAA. Lead enterprise data, AI, and corporate technology and am the founder and head of Nuveen Labs. Member of the TIAA Executive Operating Council.

  • Head of Nuveen Labs

    2019 - 2022

    Nuveen Labs, founded in June 2019, works with the investment team to leverage big data, analytics, and artificial intelligence. We embrace open innovation, cultivating an ecosystem of start-ups, strategics, and academia to more quickly and cost-effectively experiment, learn, and progress.

Figure

2018 - 2019

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    2018 - 2019

    Figure, founded in 2017, is a financial technology company with the mission to create compelling, well-designed consumer products and services that transform people's lives. During my tenure, we built an authentic brand and data-driven customer acquisition engine via a multi-channel go-to-market strategy, generating a $1 billion run rate in HELOCs in the first 9 months. As a member of the executive team, we also created Provenance.io, a blockchain protocol and world-class platform for the financial services industry, unlocking value for the origination, custody, trading and securitization of loans and other assets.

Otto LLC

2015 - 2017

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    2015 - 2017

    Responsible for all things customer for this iOT company backed by Greylock Partners. Led the go-to-market strategy including marketing, business development, and PR for this direct-to-consumer offering.

Franklin Templeton Investments

2005 - 2015

  • Chief Marketing Officer and EVP, Global Marketing Services

    2005 - 2015

    EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Franklin Templeton Investments, encompassing both the retail and institutional businesses around the globe. Responsibilities include advertising and brand, digital marketing, product marketing, integrated campaigns, institutional client services, client insights & analytics, and technology oversight for global sales and marketing. COO for Fiduciary Trust, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton from 2005 to 2008. Concurrently served as President & CEO of Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust.

McKinsey & Company

2002 - 2005

  • Associate Principal

    2002 - 2005

Internet Capital Group

1999 - 2001

  • Vice President, Operations

    1999 - 2001

McKinsey & Company

1995 - 1999

  • Senior Engagement Manager

    1995 - 1999