Wendy L. Nutt is the Senior Vice President – Labor Strategy for MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas, Nevada. MGM Resorts International is one of the world’s leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands.

In her role as Senior Vice President of Labor Strategy, Ms. Nutt is the senior labor relations executive for MGM Resorts and is responsible for the development and execution of the Company’s U.S. labor relations strategies and initiatives, and for collaborating with human resources and business leaders on labor and people initiatives to ensure adherence to collective bargaining agreements and labor law standards. She is responsible for leading a team of labor relations professionals who negotiate, implement, and administer over 100 collective bargaining agreements with multiple labor unions and labor union coalitions. Ms. Nutt previously held the positions of Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Vice President of Labor Relations, and General Counsel for Labor and Employment for MGM Resorts International.

Prior to joining MGM Resorts International, Ms. Nutt held the position of Associate General Counsel for labor and employment matters for Mandalay Resort Group, and before that, Ms. Nutt was a partner in the labor and employment law group at Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago, Illinois.

Ms. Nutt is the Board Secretary for The Homestead Refuge, a non-profit organization established to provide transitional services to women who have been the victims of sex trafficking and is the Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Teamsters Security Fund for Southern Nevada Hotel and Casino Workers. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law and has served as an Adjunct Professor, teaching labor law at Valparaiso University School of Law. Ms. Nutt is a frequent lecturer and trainer on various labor and employment law topics.

Ms. Nutt earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas (Cum Laude, 1988) and her Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in Valparaiso, Indiana (Summa Cum Laude, 1991).