Brad Wilson:
CLASS OF 1974
Madison High SchoolClass of 1974
Mansfield, OH
Ohio State University - Natural ResourceClass of 1979
Columbus, OH
Brad's Story
STARTING WITH EDUCATION/CAREER¿..
1979 - 1998: Graduated OSU in 1979. Worked toward Masters in 1981. Employed by Nationwide Life Insurance Company in 1979. Participated in progressively difficult assignments representing a broad range of disciplines (Operations, Accounting, Compliance, Marketing and Product Development). During this time, Nationwide Life grew from the 27th largest life company to the 4th largest in the US.
1997: Part of the planning team which resulted in Nationwide Life being made a publicly traded company with over $100 Billion in Assets. (This brought the complete Nationwide Insurance enterprise into the Fortune 100.)
1998: Transferred to Nationwide Global to participate in planning and business development of a $2 Billion global expansion project.
2004: Transferred to a series of positions in US Individual Life Operations Business Development (Product Development) which restored financial well-being as well as marketshare position of US Individual Life division.1979 - 1998: Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Participated in progressively difficult assignments representing a broad range of disciplines (Operations, Accounting, Compliance, Marketing and Product Development). During this time, Nationwide Life grew from the 27th largest life company to the 4th largest in the US.
1997: Part of the planning team which resulted in Nationwide Life being made a publicly traded company with over $100 Billion in Assets. (This brought the complete Nationwide Insurance enterprise into the Fortune 100.)
1998: Transferred to Nationwide Global to participate in planning and business development of a $2 Billion global expansion project.
2004: Transferred to a series of positions in US Individual Life Operations Business Development (Product Development) which restored ...Expand for more
financial well-being as well as marketshare position of US Individual Life division.
PERSONAL LIFE
In 1977, I made a giant personal change in discovering my fit in life was being gay. Back then, it was at such a taboo level that I lived one life (to the outside world) in the closet and then to my friends I was out. SO JUST HOW MANY THAT READ THIS ARE/WERE SURPRISED OR NOT SURPRISED THAT I'M GAY.
I kept close ties to Mansfield until my mother died in 1985 (my father had passed in 1969). My first job didn't pay a much so I rehabed and sold homes. I stopped that when I bought my current 120yr old Victorian in 1995.
On the relationship front: My first partner and I were together from 1983 to 1993. My current partner (who has his doctoral degree) is 10 years my junior. A handsome critter that I've been with for over 15 years. We love travel and have been to 23-24 countries and 200+ major world cities. The loves of our lives are our 3 cats (2yrs old) and my dog, Buster, a wonderful, amazing Scottish Terrier who could do nothing wrong in his Dad's eyes.
SOCIAL
My career takes up a great deal of my social life. Business required that I take up golf. However, I also enjoy many other activities: SCUBA, in-line skating, lifting, running, etc. Because I helped many friends through their end days in the height of the AIDS epidemic, I took to hospice care natuarally and am a regular volunteer. On the side, my partner and I white-water raft and keep fairly nice garden. Columbus is known as one of the 4 secret crown jewels of the gay culture, so life here is pleasant. Good friends, easy going and a gay life style that is probably 180 degrees from what is seen as a stereotype.
There is a lot more to me today than when I was in High School as I'm sure there is all of you!!!!
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