Tune in to WOL 1450 AM, 95.9 FM and WOL Livestream on January 25, 2024, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Eastern Time, for Everything Co-op hosted by Vernon Oakes. Vernon interviews Devin Fuhrman, Chief Agriculture and Sponsor Relations Officer at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company this week. Vernon and Devin will discuss how Nationwide was birthed from the Co-op Bureau Movement and how it integrates co-op values and principles into its business model.
Devin Fuhrman serves as the Chief Agriculture and Sponsor Relations Officer. In this role, Devin enables Nationwide business by managing several key agricultural relationships, including our eight state Farm Bureaus, and serves as a connecting point to the breadth of resources Nationwide offers to our friends in agriculture. Several relationships date back to Nationwide’s founding in 1926, starting with the Ohio Farm Bureau.
Devin has held numerous roles within Nationwide. He previously served as associate vice president (AVP) of West Regional Sales for Nationwide Agribusiness, leading his team in 11 states and supporting farm and commercial agribusiness. He also served as AVP of Sales for Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, as well as AVP of Sales Development, leading the Allied Sales Delivery team in Des Moines, IA.
Before joining Nationwide in 2006, Devin held sales roles with Heartland Coop and Progressive Insurance, serving as Sales Manager and Regional Marketing Manager, leading 11 states. Devin graduated from Grand View University and received his Master of Business Administration from Iowa State University.
Devin serves on the Board of Directors with the National Cooperative Business Association – Cooperative League of the USA, Cooperative Development Foundation, Columbus Region Leadership Circle, The Ohio State Vice President’s Advisory Committee, and the Mid-Ohio Food Collective Board of Directors.
Devin has held numerous roles within Nationwide. He previously served as associate vice president (AVP) of West Regional Sales for Nationwide Agribusiness, leading his team in 11 states and supporting farm and commercial agribusiness. Devin also served as AVP of Sales for Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, as well as AVP of Sales Development, leading the Allied Sales Delivery team in Des Moines, IA.
Before joining Nationwide in 2006, Devin held sales roles with Heartland Coop and Progressive Insurance, serving as Sales Manager and Regional Marketing Manager, leading 11 states. Devin graduated from Grand View University and received his Master of Business Administration from Iowa State University.
Devin serves on the Board of Directors with the National Cooperative Business Association – Cooperative League of the USA, Cooperative Development Foundation, Columbus Region Leadership Circle, The Ohio State Vice President’s Advisory Committee, and the Mid-Ohio Food Collective Board of Directors.