Jim Campagna is a quantitative portfolio manager for the TIAA-CREF organization and Teachers Advisors, Inc. Mr. Campagna has portfolio management responsibilities for all equity index strategies and the Social Choice Equity portfolio. Mr. Campagna joined TIAA-CREF in February 2005 and has more than 15 years of investment experience. His prior experience includes seven years at Mellon Capital Management where he was responsible for several mandates and was an index strategy manager for MSCI® EAFE®. Mr. Campagna earned his B.A. in economics from the University of California, Irvine. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Darren Tran, CFA is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager at TAL (portfolio management of domestic and international large-, mid- and small-cap equity and REIT portfolios). He joined TAL in 2005 and has total industry experience since 2000.

Nazar is a Director and Portfolio Manager for Nuveen’s equity index team. He has portfolio management responsibilities for multiple equity index and ETF strategies. In addition, he is responsible for platform developments and quantitative tools. Nazar joined the firm in 2013. Prior to joining the equity index team in 2019, Nazar held position in Nuveen Investment Modeling and Valuation where he focused on pricing derivatives and modeling investment strategies. Nazar graduated with a B.A. in Statistics and Quantitative Modeling from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, and a M.S. in Financial Engineering from Baruch College. He is a CFA charter holder and, is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of New York.