Brad Liggett President, Nationwide Agribusiness
Brad Liggett is the President of Nationwide Agribusiness. Prior to this assignment, Brad served as the Independent Channel Regional Vice President for Nationwide’s Western Regional Operations in Sacramento, California (serving the states of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington). He has also served as Regional Vice President for Nationwide’s South Central states in Nashville, Tennessee.
Other leadership roles Brad has held during his 35-year Nationwide career include Vice President of Underwriting with Nationwide Agribusiness and Underwriting Officer for Allied Insurance. Brad holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Nebraska. Brad grew up on his family’s farm/ranch in western Nebraska.
Brad currently serves on the Food Bank of Central Iowa Board and the Combined Chairs Cabinet for the United Way of Central Iowa, and is a former member of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund Board. Previously, he was elected to the Board of Directors for California’s Capital Region United Way where he chaired the Campaign Cabinet. He also was elected to the Board of the Center for Fathers and Families, a Sacramento-based organization, committed to family growth, enrichment, and improvement with an emphasis on the role of the father. When Brad previously lived in Des Moines he served on the ChildServe Board.
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