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Roger W. Ferguson Jr., Ph.D., J.D.

Chief Executive Officer and President, TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 5 Board Members in 5 different organizations across 19 different industries. See Board Relationships
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Background

Dr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Ph.D., J.D. serves as Chief Executive Officer at TIAA-CREF Asset Management Inc. Dr. Ferguson has been Chief Executive Officer and President at College Retirement Equities Fund - CREF Growth Account since April 2008. He has been Principal Executive Officer and President at TIAA-CREF Funds and its fund complex since 2012. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC. Dr. Ferguson was ... also a Supervisor at Swiss Re Asset Management Unit at the USA. He was Investment Professional at Swiss Re Asset Management (Americas) Inc. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer at TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company until September 17, 2012. Dr. Ferguson served as Head of Financial Services at Swiss Re Ltd (formerly Swiss Reinsurance Co) since October 4, 2006 and its Head of Financial Services Products from October 2006 to May 2008. He served as Financial Market Strategist and Member of Executive Board at Swiss Re Ltd until May 2008. He oversaw the capital management, advisory group, and the credit risk underwriting unit. Dr. Ferguson joined Swiss Re in June 2006. Prior to that, he was an Associate and Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he managed a variety of studies for financial institutions. Dr. Ferguson also served as McKinsey’s Director of Research and Information Services. From 1981 to 1984, he was an Attorney at the New York City office of Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he worked on syndicated loans, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and new product development. Dr. Ferguson serves as the Co-Chairman at The Committee for Economic Development (CED). He has been Chairman of Economic Club of New York since June 20, 2012 and served as its Vice Chairman from 2010 to June 20, 2012. He served as Chairman at Swiss Re America Holding Corporation until May 2008. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He has been Director at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. since 2010. He serves as Director at The Partnership for New York City, Inc. He serves as Trustee at Economic Club of New York. Dr. Ferguson is a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study. He served as Director at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund. He served as Member of the Advisory Board of Corsair Capital LLC. He is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Group of Thirty. He also serves on the Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Dr. Ferguson received a PhD in economics in 1981, a JD in law in 1979 and a BA in economics in 1973, all from Harvard University.

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Corporate Headquarters

730 3rd Avenue
New York, New York 10017-3206

United States

Phone: 212-490-9000
Fax: 212-907-2454

Board Members Memberships

President, Chief Executive Officer, Member of Board of Overseers, Member of Board of Trustees, Member of Executive Committee, Member of Finance Committee, and Member of Risk Management Committee

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund

Former Chairman of the Board

Swiss Re America Holding Corporation

Chairman

Economic Club of New York

Director

The Partnership for New York City, Inc.

Co-Chairman

Committee for Economic Development

Former Vice Chairman

The Federal Reserve System

2010-Present