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Tiaa-cref Core Plus Bond Fund Institutional Class (TIBFX)
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On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Tiaa-cref Core Plus Bond Fund Institutional Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of TIBFX among other information.
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| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Renfrew | Portfolio Manager | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Katherine is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and the sector lead for emerging markets corporates and quasi-sovereigns and all developed markets quasi-sovereigns. She is the longest-tenured member of Nuveen’s International and Emerging Markets Debt team and serves as a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s suite of emerging markets debt strategies. Katherine joined the firm in 1997 and has held several roles relating to emerging markets debt including South American regional analyst, trader, manager for the firm’s investments in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions, and Asian and EMEA regional analyst. Prior to joining the firm, she was a fixed income securities analyst at MONY Capital Management and a financial analyst at Mattel Toys. She was ranked as one of the Top 20 female portfolio managers in the United States by Citywire Professional Buyer magazine in 2019 and 2018.Katherine graduated with a B.S. in Economics and a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the Columbia Business School at Columbia University. | ||
| Nicholas W. Travaglino | Managing Director | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Nicholas is a Managing Director and portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and leads the securitized sector team, which selects residential mortgagebacked, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities for all portfolios. He is also the co-manager of the Inflation-Linked Bond strategy and the Multi-Sector Bond strategy. Nick is also a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Nicholas worked for Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, where he managed a $2 billion Agency MBS position within RBC’s proprietary trading unit. He also worked for Citigroup Global Markets, where he was responsible for positioning and trading Citi’s long duration CMO book. Nicholas began his career in portfolio management at Freddie Mac and entered the investment industry since 1997. Nicholas graduated with a B.S. in Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing, from the University of Virginia. | ||
| Joseph Higgins | Managing Director | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Joseph Higgins, CFA , is Managing Director and a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team. He is the lead portfolio manager responsible for the TIAA Bond strategy and a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Since joining the firm in 1995, he has held a variety of positions. He has managed structured credit investments and was an investment grade portfolio manager. In addition, he has served as director of private placements, international bank analyst, international investment grade portfolio manager and co-head of corporate credit research. Joseph initiated the first securitization and co-developed the first collateralized debt obligation (CDO) for TIAA. Prior to joining the firm, he was a certified public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Joseph graduated with a B.S., magna cum laude, in Accounting with a minor in Economics from The State University of New York at Albany and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with dual concentrations in Finance and Marketing. He holds the CFA designation and he is a member of the New York State Society of Securities Analysts and the CFA Institute. He was also a founding member of the User Advisory Council of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). | ||
| Kevin R. Lorenz | Portfolio Manager | 2006 | Now |
| Biography | Kevin is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and heads the leveraged finance sector team, which selects high yield and leveraged loan securities for all portfolios. He is also the lead portfolio manager for the High Yield strategies, co-manager of the Multi-Sector Bond strategy and a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Kevin has served in a variety of roles since joining the firm in 1987. He has been investing in high yield over his entire career and has focused exclusively on high yield since 1995. He began his career at the firm as a generalist focusing on the private placement market. Kevin has been quoted in The New York Times, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other financial press as well as appearances on CNBC for his seasoned views on the high yield asset class. Kevin graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Indiana University. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute. | ||
| Anupam Damani | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | 2023 |
| Biography | Anupam is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and heads the international and emerging markets debt sector team, which selects non-U.S. credit securities for all products. She is the lead portfolio manager of the International Bond strategy and co-portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Debt strategy and specializes in international sovereign credit, global rates and foreign currency. Anupam is also a member of the Investment Committee, which discusses and debates investment policy for all global fixed income products. Previously, Anupam was the sovereign research analyst for central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, lead emerging markets debt trader and portfolio manager for Eurozone Debt. Before joining the firm in 2005, she was an EMD portfolio manager and trader at Citigroup. Anupam began working in the investment industry in 1995. Anupam was ranked one of the 2018 Top 20 female portfolio managers in the United States by Citywire Professional Buyer magazine. Anupam graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Calcutta University in India and an M.B.A. in Financial and Investment Management from Pace University, New York. She holds the CFA designation. | ||
| John Michael Cerra | Managing Director | 2006 | 2023 |
| Biography | John is a Managing Director for Teachers Advisors LLC. He was portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team. He was the lead portfolio manager for the Short-Term Bond and Inflation- Linked Bond strategies. He was also a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Since joining the firm in 1985, John has held several positions including managing the public asset-backed securities team and U.S. dollar-based derivative investment portfolio. He also served as an investment officer of the public markets structured finance team and bond group. In addition, John worked as a quantitative fixed income investment analyst. John graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Management. | ||
| William Martin | Managing Director | 2011 | 2020 |
| Biography | Bill is Nuveen’s global fixed income chief investment officer and is responsible for overseeing all portfolio management, research, trading and risk management activities. He is also the lead portfolio manager for the TIAA-CREF Bond Plus strategy, co-manager of the Multi-Sector Bond strategy and co-chairs the investment committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Bill joined the firm in 2004. Prior to his current role, Bill managed TIAA’s agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities exposure across accounts. He was also a member of the corporate private placement team responsible for both investment grade and alternative investment transactions. Previously, he was a vice president and founding member of Visible Markets, a broker-dealer focused on structured finance transactions. He also served as a fixed income consultant for Barra, a risk management firm, analyzing multi-sector portfolio risk. | ||
| Steven Sterman | Managing Director | 2009 | 2011 |
| Biography | Sterman is a manager director of TIAA and its affiliates . He was the head of fixed-income trading for 1990 to Present; previously he was a fixed-income portfolio manager. | ||
| Elizabeth Black | Director | 2008 | 2011 |
| Biography | Black is currently director of portfolio management with TIAA-CREF, her employer since 1987. She began her career at TIAA as a credit analyst and joined the CREF bond market group in 1989. In 1992, Black moved to the structured finance group and was responsible for investments in mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Black is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She is also a member of both the Fixed Income Analysts Society and the New York Society of Security Analysts. | ||
| Richard William Cheng | Portfolio Manager | 2006 | 2008 |
| Biography | Richard Cheng is an investment grade portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team. He is the lead portfolio manager on Nuveen’s long duration fixed income strategies, including traditional mandates and liability-driven investing mandates benchmarked against the Nuveen Wilshire Pension Investment Indexes and other corporate separate accounts. Richard’s prior experience at the firm involves covering Latin America for the emerging markets debt team as well as covering paper and forest products, chemicals, metals and mining, health care, technology, and utilities and gas pipelines for the investment-grade credit team. He joined the firm in 1997 and he began working in the investment industry in 1992. His prior experience includes various roles at Chase Manhattan Bank as part of its management development program. Richard graduated with a B.S. in Accounting and Management and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business. | ||
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