Brenda is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and a member of the preferred securities sector team. She is the lead manager for Nuveen’s preferred and income-focused closed-end funds and portfolio manager of the Preferred Securities and Income strategy. Brenda is also co-manager for the Real Asset Income strategy since 2015, which invests in income generating debt and equity securities from both the real estate and infrastructure segments, and in 2020 she became co-manager of the Credit Income strategy. Brenda joined the preferred securities sector team in 2011.

Tryg is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s Global Infrastructure strategy, which invests in listed infrastructure companies from around the world. He joined the global infrastructure team in 2011. Tryg is also a portfolio manager for the firm’s Real Asset Income strategy, which invests in income-generating debt and equity securities from both the real estate and infrastructure segments, since 2015. In addition, he serves as the director of research -infrastructure, with responsibility for direct management of the U.S.-based equity research analysts dedicated to the Global Infrastructure and Real Asset Income teams. Tryg also maintains analyst responsibilities for the Global Infrastructure and Real Asset Income strategies, specializing in non-U.S. utilities.Before joining the firm in 2011, he was vice president and director of project finance at National Wind, LLC, where he spearheaded the development, procurement and investment of funds for wind energy projects. He was also vice president with Meridian Companies, LLC, and Standard Chartered Bank.Tryg graduated with a B.A. from St. John’s University and an M.B.A. from St. Cloud State University

Ben is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s Global Real Estate Securities strategy and Real Estate Securities strategy, as well as head of real estate investments for the Real Assets investment team at Nuveen. He specializes in real estate equities in the U.K., Europe and Canada. From 2012 through 2017, Ben also covered the multi-family and healthcare sectors for the firm’s Real Estate Securities strategy. Ben began working in the investment industry in 2012 when he joined the firm. Before joining the firm, he worked for eight years in the real estate and renewable energy industries. Most recently, Ben was an independent consultant providing project development services to national and international wind energy developers. He started his career as a real estate development manager at Lander Group, where he managed infill multifamily and commercial projects from 2005 to 2007. Ben graduated with a bachelor of commerce degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.

Noah serves as Head of Infrastructure Investments for Nuveen, overseeing strategy, investment process and performance of the firm’s infrastructure platform and also serves as a portfolio manager for Nuveen's public global infrastructure strategies. Offerings span both the traditional public real assets and responsible investing-focused investment styles. Previously, Noah served as the head of North American and UK utilities. Prior to joining Nuveen in 2015, Noah worked at Xcel Energy as the director of investor relations. Previously, he was a buy-side investment analyst for an energy-focused, relative value equity strategy at Decade Capital Management, a Millennium Group company. In that role, Noah performed detailed analysis on regulated utilities, independent power producers, pipelines and master limited partnerships. He began his career working as a sell-side equity analyst covering regulated utilities and power companies at Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers. Noah began working in the investment industry in 2008. Noah graduated with highest distinction from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School with a B.B.A. degree with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

James S. Kim, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s leveraged finance team with a focus on the management of high yield strategies. Previously, he served as co-head of global fixed income research and head of the leveraged finance research team. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, he was an associate at Greywolf Capital Management and an analyst at Watershed Asset Management. He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 2000.