John Michael Cerra

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Mr. John M.
Cerra is a Portfolio Manager at Teachers Advisors LLC and at TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC.
He is part of Nuveen’s global fixed income team.
He is also a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products.
Since joining the firm in 1985, Mr. Cerra 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, he worked as a quantitative fixed income investment analyst.
Mr. Cerra 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.

Former positions of John Michael Cerra

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TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.	Investment Committee Member	2023-02-28
Teachers Advisors LLC Teachers Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL provides services to individual and institutional separately managed account clients primarily through investment advisory programs such as wrap-fee and dual contract arrangements, and Exchange Traded Funds. On occasion, the firm provides portfolio recommendations to sponsors of unit investment trusts which are sold by the sponsor through broker-dealers and other firms.	Investment Committee Member	2023-02-28

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Training of John Michael Cerra

Fordham University	Undergraduate Degree
Rutgers State University of New Jersey	Masters Business Admin

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TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.	Finance
Teachers Advisors LLC Teachers Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Teachers Advisors LLC (TAL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and formerly known as Teachers Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Nuveen Finance LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TAL provides services to individual and institutional separately managed account clients primarily through investment advisory programs such as wrap-fee and dual contract arrangements, and Exchange Traded Funds. On occasion, the firm provides portfolio recommendations to sponsors of unit investment trusts which are sold by the sponsor through broker-dealers and other firms.	Finance