Suzanne Ricklin, Vice President, Retention & Sales, Retirement Solutions Distribution

Suzanne Ricklin serves as vice president, Retention & Sales for Nationwide’s Retirement Solutions Distribution team. She is responsible for the retention and growth of our existing government and corporate retirement clients incorporating a strategic account management approach across all plan types. She also has responsibility for our Consultant Relations team that is focused on driving brand awareness of Nationwide’s unique value proposition in the marketplace.

The retention teams across corporate and government, the large custom plan team, the Retirement Resource Group^® and the Consultant Relations team report to Suzanne. Her teams are responsible for increasing the expansion of Nationwide solutions in strategic alignment with client goals and objectives.

She joined Nationwide in April 2020 from T. Rowe Price and has more than 25 years of financial services industry experience, most recently serving as vice president and head of relationship management for retirement plan services at T. Rowe Price, supporting 500 high value clients with more than $55 billion in assets under management. Prior to that, she has held multiple leadership positions, including building and leading their registered investment advisor external wholesaling team. Suzanne has also held leadership roles in corporate marketing and communications, as well as leading retail sales and the retail investor centers.

Throughout her career, Suzanne has built a reputation of consistently delivering results in both sales and home office roles, leading teams to achieve critical business objectives through innovative solutions. She is passionate about financial literacy and work readiness for kids and young adults. She has been teaching students and serving on the board for Junior Achievement for over 20 years and has recently taken on the board chair role.

Suzanne received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from American University, Washington, D.C. and her Master of Business Administration from the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University in Baltimore. She holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

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Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, member FINRA, Columbus, Ohio.