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Rodney Nelsestuen
Senior Research Director, Financial Strategies and IT Investments
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Rod Nelsestuen is a Senior 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, and risk management, including governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), business and customer intelligence, and emerging markets.

With more than two decades in financial services, Rod spent over 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. He 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 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 and an MFA in writing at Hamline University.

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Cloud Computing and Operational Risk: Demand Answers from Cloud Vendors
July 5, 2010

Has the Time Finally Come for Value-Based Pricing of Technology?
June 28, 2010

Analytics and Humans: Collaboration, Coexistence, or Conflict in Financial Services
June 7, 2010

"Living Wills" for Financial Services Institutions: Preserving the Inheritance or Robbing the Estate?
May 31, 2010

Global Spending on Cloud Computing: An Evolutionary Road Map for Financial Services
May 2, 2010

2010 Top 10 Business Drivers, Strategic Responses, IT Initiatives in the Financial Services Industry
March 29, 2010

The Cost and Price of Liquidity: Complexity and Structural Changes in a New Era
March 22, 2010

Spreadsheet Controls: Gaining Clarity in Technology Selection
February 22, 2010

Spreadsheets in Financial Services: The Last Mile (or Milewide Gap) in Risk Management
February 22, 2010

Global Stress Testing: Certain Mandate, Uncertain Value
February 15, 2010

(Insert Your Idea Here) as a Service: Cloudy Future for a "SaaSy" Upstart?
January 25, 2010

Implementing Risk Management in Rules-Based Versus Principles-Based Jurisdictions
December 14, 2009

2010 Top 10 Business Drivers, Strategic Responses, and IT Initiatives in Financial Crimes Management
October 12, 2009

Traversing the Rocky Road Out of the Global Financial Recession: Stop Waiting for the Tip!
October 5, 2009

Expanding Horizons of Information Technology Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing to Egypt
September 28, 2009

The Evolution of Case Management: Converging Fraud, Risk, and Opportunity Management
August 31, 2009

Global IT Spending Forecast for Risk Management: A Growth Opportunity for Business and Technology
July 20, 2009

Risk Management, Operational Excellence, and Customer Retention: Opportunities in the Architecture
July 6, 2009

Decision Management in Consumer Banking: Slowly Moving Toward an Integrated Supporting Framework
July 6, 2009

US Regulatory Reform: The Labors of Hercules Revisited
June 29, 2009

Regional Fragmentation of G-20 Systemic Risk Initiatives: The Runes Are Appearing
June 22, 2009

Survive or Thrive: Risk, Market Share, and the Greater Fool in Financial Services
June 15, 2009

Beyond the Paper Scourge: Unleashing the Business Value of Electronic Content Management
June 8, 2009

Mergers & Acquisitions: Choosing the Right Consultants to Preserve and Protect Stakeholder Value
May 18, 2009

Managing Systemic Risk: A New Era for Financial Services
April 27, 2009