As Nuveen’s CEO, Jose Minaya is responsible for the firm’s vision, strategy and day-to-day operations, and chairs the Nuveen Executive Committee. He and his leadership team set and execute key growth initiatives and provide oversight of all investment management teams and client businesses. Jose previously served as Nuveen’s President and CIO, overseeing investment activities for more than $1 trillion in assets including equities, fixed income, real estate, private markets, natural resources, other alternatives and responsible investments. Prior to that, he led TIAA’s global real assets division where he set strategy and developed investment capabilities across real estate, agriculture, timber, infrastructure, energy and alternative credit strategies. He joined TIAA in 2004, with more than 25 years of investment experience at firms including AIG, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan. Jose earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance at Manhattan College and his M.B.A. from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business.