Shawn Parry

Shawn Parry serves as a Managing Counsel, where he currently focusses on the company’s private placement variable life insurance and securities-backed lending business lines. With over 13 years of experience in the insurance-based financial services industry, Shawn has gained a breadth of knowledge through his support of Nationwide’s wide array of financial products and services. His prior roles include legal leadership positions, where he oversaw market conduct examinations for Nationwide's life companies, led state and federal advocacy initiatives, and played a key role in launching the company's pension risk transfer business. Beyond his professional endeavors, Shawn is committed to community service, demonstrated by his involvement with the Life Care Alliance's Meals-on-Wheels Program, Nationwide's Street Law Program, and his coaching roles with multiple youth soccer teams. Shawn resides in Columbus, Ohio, and is married father of two children who are avid club soccer players. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and earned his J.D. from Capital University Law School.