Career
Kevin Jestice has been Board Manager of Nationwide Investment Advisors since December 2025. Kevin Jestice is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Kevin Jestice holds an MBA — The Wharton School from the University of Pennsylvania and a Honors B.A. degrees in Finance and Management — Loras College.
Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC is a Columbus, OH firm with $16.7B under management, 251,223 clients and 316 advisers across 9 offices, as of its May 2026 filing.
Nationwide says Jestice joined in 2020 after more than 13 years in senior roles at Vanguard, and later led its Investment Management Group.
- – · 4 yearsColumbus, OH · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 142373
- Vanguard Advisers, Inc.– · 6 yearsMalvern, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 106715
- Vanguard Advisers Inc– · 1 yearMalvern, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 106715
Credentials and registrations
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 26 | Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination | 28 August 2020 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 2 October 2007 |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 9 August 2007 |
| Series 6 | Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination | 19 July 2007 |
- Name
- Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Kevin Thomas Jestice
- CRD
- 5363377
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Kevin Jestice work?
Kevin Jestice has been Board Manager of Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC since December 2025, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Kevin Jestice have a current investment-adviser registration?
Kevin Jestice has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Kevin Jestice passed?
Kevin Jestice has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 6, Series 63, Series 65 and Series 26. The earliest, the Series 6, was passed in July 2007. FINRA credited Kevin Jestice with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where was Kevin Jestice previously registered as an investment adviser?
Kevin Jestice has past investment-adviser registrations through Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, June 2020 to August 2024; Vanguard Advisers, Inc., March 2013 to February 2020; Vanguard Advisers Inc, November 2007 to January 2009, across 2 firms.