Diana R. Gonzalez
About Diana R. Gonzalez
Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen S&P 500 Buy‑Write Income Fund (BXMX); born 1978, based in Charlotte, NC, and serving as a fund officer since 2017 . Principal responsibilities include legal and governance roles across Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC, and TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC; officers receive no compensation from the Fund (compensation is at the adviser level and not disclosed in BXMX filings) . Fund‑level performance metrics (TSR, revenue/EBITDA growth) are not tied to or disclosed for fund officers in BXMX’s proxy materials .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Since 2017 | Not disclosed in filings |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (principal occupation) | Not disclosed in filings |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (principal occupation) | Not disclosed in filings |
| TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (principal occupation) | Not disclosed in filings |
External Roles
No external directorships or roles disclosed in BXMX filings for Diana R. Gonzalez .
Fixed Compensation
- Officers of the Fund receive no compensation from BXMX; officer compensation resides at the adviser and is not itemized for Diana in Fund filings .
- The Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer compensation is paid by the Adviser (with an allocable portion of incentive compensation reimbursed by the Funds), illustrating adviser‑level pay governance; no analogous details are disclosed for other officers .
Performance Compensation
- No RSUs/PSUs, stock options, performance metrics, vesting schedules, clawbacks, severance, change‑of‑control, or tax gross‑ups disclosed for Diana in BXMX filings .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
- Individual officer holdings are not reported separately; BXMX reports board member holdings individually and officers as a group.
- Board members are expected to invest at least the equivalent of one year of board compensation in Nuveen funds; officers have no stated ownership guidelines .
Ownership overview for BXMX (officers and board members as a group):
| As-of Date | Group Beneficial Ownership (Shares) | Shares Outstanding (Common) | Ownership % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2023 | 0 | 104,165,285 | 0.000% |
| 12/31/2024 | 6,690 | 104,165,285 | ~0.006% |
Additional alignment disclosures:
- As of February 18, 2025, board members and executive officers as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of BXMX shares; individual board member positions are shown, but officers are not broken out individually .
Pledging/hedging:
- No pledging or hedging of BXMX shares by officers is disclosed in the proxy .
Employment Terms
| Term Element | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Role | Vice President and Assistant Secretary (Fund officer) |
| Term of Office | Indefinite; elected annually by the Board |
| Length of Time Served | Since 2017 (officer in Nuveen fund complex) |
| Employment Contract | Not disclosed at Fund level |
| Auto‑renewal | Not disclosed |
| Non‑compete / Non‑solicit | Not disclosed |
| Garden leave | Not disclosed |
| Severance / Change‑of‑Control | Not disclosed |
Compliance and filings:
- BXMX states officers and trustees complied with Section 16(a) filing requirements; no delinquent reports noted .
Investment Implications
- Transparency gap: Officer compensation and incentive structures are adviser‑level and not disclosed in BXMX, limiting pay‑for‑performance assessments tied to fund outcomes; officers receive no fund‑level compensation .
- Ownership alignment appears modest at the aggregate level (~0.006% group ownership as of 12/31/2024), and individual officer holdings are not disclosed, which weakens direct alignment signaling for fund officers .
- Governance context is robust at the board level (committee oversight, investment and closed‑end fund discount monitoring), but these mechanisms pertain to trustees rather than officer incentives; thus, trading signals from officer‑level incentives/vesting are absent in filings .
- No red flags identified in filings for Diana (no pledging/hedging, related party transactions, or legal proceedings disclosed at the officer level); Section 16 compliance is affirmed .