Item 1 Cover Page Part 2B of NIA Form ADV: Brochure Supplement Voting Members of ( NIA ) Investment Committee Daniel C. Grome One Nationwide Plaza Mail Code 1-08-401 614-677-8484 Harold C. Schafer Mail Code 5-02-301J Benjamin N. Hoecherl Mail Code 5-02-208L 614-435-8331 September 21, 2015 This brochure supplement provides information about the voting members of NIA s Investment Committee that supplements the ( NIA ) brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact if you did not receive NIA s brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. 1
Daniel C. Grome One Nationwide Plaza Mail Code 1-08-401 614-677-8484 Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience Name: Daniel C. Grome Year of birth: 1978 Formal education after high school: Miami University, Oxford, OH, 2000 General business background during the last 5 years: Sr. Investment Consultant, IPS Business Development. IPS is responsible for individual life insurance and annuity products for Nationwide. The Sr. Investment Consultant on the Business Development team directs investment strategy for variable annuity and variable life insurance products and leads coordination among internal business units and external investment partners. Positions held during the last 5 years: Entity Title Effective Date End Date Nationwide Financial Sr. Investment Consultant 2/2012 Current Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Financial Advisor 3/2010 2/2012 Huntington Investment Company Sr. Sales and Service Specialist 8/2004 2/2010 Item 3 Disciplinary Information Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of NIA supervised persons who formulate investment advice for NIA s investment advisory programs ( NIA Advisory Programs ). No information is applicable to this item for Mr. Grome. 2
Item 4 Other Business Activities - N/A Item 5 Additional Compensation Mr. Grome does not receive additional compensation for providing advisory services. Item 6 Supervision Harold C. Schafer, President of NIA and Chairman of NIA s Investment Committee, whose phone number is, is responsible for supervising Mr. Grome s advisory activities on behalf of NIA, which are limited to his participation on the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all investment advice formulated by NIA, as well as monitoring the services of NIA s advisory service providers: the IFE for Nationwide ProAccount and the Portfolio Strategist for the Advice Program. Mr. Grome s involvement in the formulation of investment advice on behalf of NIA is limited to his participation on the Investment Committee. Mr. Grome does not have individual discretionary authority over client accounts or participate in the delivery of investment advice to clients. 3
Harold C. Schafer Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience Name: Harold C. Schafer Year of birth: 1963 Formal education after high school: The Ohio State University, BS Mathematics, 1986 General business background during the last 5 years: Vice President, Business Development within Retirement Plans at Nationwide Financial. The Business Development group is responsible for delivering competitive retirement plan solutions, guiding large scale programs and developing business strategies for the Public Sector and Private Sector market segments. Positions held during the last 5 years: Entity Title Effective Date End Date Nationwide Life Insurance VP, Business Development Retirement Plans 5/2014 Current Nationwide Life Insurance AVP, Product Development Retirement Plans 4/2012 5/2014 Nationwide Life Insurance AVP, Product Development Annuities 2003 4/2012 Item 3 Disciplinary Information Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of NIA supervised persons who formulate investment advice for NIA s investment advisory programs ( NIA Advisory Programs ). No information is applicable to this item for Mr. Schafer. Item 4 Other Business Activities N/A 4
Item 5 Additional Compensation Mr. Schafer does not receive additional compensation for providing advisory services. Item 6 Supervision Mr. Schafer, President of NIA and Chairman of NIA s Investment Committee, is responsible for supervising the other voting members of the Investment Committee and has ultimate responsibility for oversight and supervision for NIA. The Investment Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all investment advice formulated by NIA, as well as monitoring the services of NIA s advisory service providers: the IFE for Nationwide ProAccount and the Portfolio Strategist for the Advice Program. Mr. Schafer does not have individual discretionary authority over client accounts or participate in the delivery of investment advice to clients. 5
Benjamin N. Hoecherl Mail Code 5-02-208L 614-435-8331 Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience Name: Benjamin N. Hoecherl Year of Birth: 1976 Formal Education after high school: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT BS, 2002 Regis University, Denver, CO MBA, 2008 General business background during the last 5 years: Assistant Vice President, Nationwide ProAccount. Nationwide ProAccount offers individualized participant level investment advice, using an investment process developed and maintained by an Independent Financial Expert ( IFE ), which is designed to address the investment objectives of retirement plan participants. Responsibilities include the development of business strategies for the long term growth of Nationwide ProAccount. Background also includes the role of client relationship manager. Positions held during the last 5 years: Entity Title Effective Date End Date Nationwide Financial AVP Nationwide ProAccount 6/2015 Current Advised Assets Group, LLC Sr. Business Analyst 11/2011 6/2015 Bank of America New Business Merrill Lynch / Ranstad Implementation Manager 9/2010 11/2011 Item 3 Disciplinary Information Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of NIA supervised persons who formulate investment advice 6
for NIA s investment advisory programs ( NIA Advisory Programs ). No information is applicable to this item for Mr. Hoecherl. Item 4 Other Business Activities - N/A Item 5 Additional Compensation Mr. Hoecherl does not receive additional compensation for providing advisory services. Item 6 Supervision Harold C. Schafer, President of NIA and Chairman of NIA s Investment Committee, whose phone number is, is responsible for supervising Mr. Hoecherl s advisory activities on behalf of NIA, including his participation on the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all investment advice formulated by NIA, as well as monitoring the services of NIA s advisory service providers: the IFE for Nationwide ProAccount and the Portfolio Strategist for the Advice Program. Mr. Hoecherl does not have individual discretionary authority over client accounts or participate in the delivery of investment advice to clients. 7