Jon Scott Meissner
About Jon Scott Meissner
Jon Scott Meissner serves as Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund (BXMX), an officer role he has held since 2019; he was born in 1973 and is based in Charlotte, NC (principal office address) . His principal occupation is Managing Director overseeing Mutual Fund Tax and Expense Administration across CREF, TIAA‑CREF Funds, TIAA‑CREF Life Funds, and TIAA Separate Account VA‑1, and he is a Managing Director of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (and affiliates), with prior roles across Nuveen/TIAA not specified in the proxy . The Funds disclose no officer performance metrics (e.g., TSR, revenue or EBITDA growth) and state officers serve without compensation from the Funds, indicating his pay-for-performance levers—if any—reside at the adviser level rather than the fund .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen/TIAA complex (CREF, TIAA‑CREF Funds, TIAA‑CREF Life Funds, TIAA Separate Account VA‑1) | Managing Director, Mutual Fund Tax and Expense Administration | Not disclosed | Administration leadership across multiple fund complexes (scope per principal occupation) |
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (and affiliates) | Managing Director | Not disclosed | Senior leadership role supporting fund advisory and operations |
| Nuveen/TIAA | Various positions (unspecified) | Not disclosed | Prior internal experience noted, details not provided |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers Advisors, LLC; TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC | Managing Director (affiliates noted in occupation) | Not disclosed | Affiliate leadership within the TIAA/Nuveen platform supporting fund administration |
Fixed Compensation
Officers receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation for the Chief Compliance Officer is paid by the adviser with partial reimbursement, and no fund-level salary/bonus is disclosed for other officers, including Meissner .
| Component | Amount/Terms |
|---|---|
| Base Salary | Not disclosed at fund; officers receive no compensation from the Funds |
| Target Bonus % | Not disclosed |
| Actual Bonus Paid | Not disclosed |
| Perquisites | Not disclosed |
| Deferred Compensation | Fund-level deferred comp applies to Independent Board Members, not officers; no officer deferred comp disclosed |
Performance Compensation
No performance-based compensation (e.g., RSUs/PSUs, options tied to revenue/EBITDA/TSR) is disclosed for fund officers; officers serve without compensation from the Funds, and no adviser-level metrics for Meissner are provided in BXMX filings .
| Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed for fund officers | — | — | — | — | — |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
The proxy provides beneficial ownership details for Independent Board Members and for “Board Members and executive officers as a group,” but does not break out Meissner’s individual holdings. As of February 18, 2025, Board Members’ individual beneficial shareholdings and the group of Board Members and executive officers each constituted less than 1% of outstanding shares for each Fund .
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Individual beneficial ownership | Not disclosed for Meissner (officers not individually itemized) |
| Officers + Board as a group | <1% of outstanding shares of each Fund |
| Vested vs. unvested | Not disclosed for officers |
| Options (exercisable/unexercisable) | Not disclosed for officers |
| Shares pledged as collateral | Not disclosed; no pledging disclosures for officers |
| Stock ownership guidelines | Governance principle applies to Board Members (one year of compensation invested), not officers |
Employment Terms
| Term | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Officer titles | Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
| Term length | Indefinite; officers elected annually by the Board to serve until successors elected and qualified |
| Start date / tenure | Officer since 2019 |
| Employment contract | Not disclosed for officers; funds have no employees |
| Severance / change-of-control | Not disclosed for officers |
| Clawbacks / tax gross-ups | Not disclosed for officers |
| Non-compete / non-solicit / garden leave | Not disclosed for officers |
| Post-termination consulting | Not disclosed for officers |
Board Governance
Meissner is an officer, not a Board Member. Board committee structure and compensation pertain to Independent Board Members; officers receive no compensation from the Funds .
Risk Indicators & Red Flags
- Section 16 compliance: Funds disclose compliance with filing requirements by Board Members, officers, adviser and affiliates; no delinquent filings noted for the last fiscal year .
- Officer-related legal proceedings, investigations, pledging/hedging, option repricing: No officer-specific disclosures in BXMX filings .
Say‑on‑Pay & Shareholder Feedback
Closed‑end funds do not provide say‑on‑pay votes for officers; governance and voting relate to trustee elections and fund matters .
Investment Implications
- Alignment: Officers (including Meissner) are not compensated by BXMX, reducing direct pay‑for‑performance linkage at the fund level; alignment mechanisms in BXMX filings focus on Independent Board Member investment principles, not officer holdings .
- Trading signals: Lack of officer‑level equity award/vesting schedules and individual beneficial ownership/pledging data limits inference of near‑term selling pressure or 10b5‑1 activity from fund documents .
- Retention risk: Officer tenure is indefinite with annual election; no disclosed severance or change‑of‑control terms suggest standard adviser‑level employment arrangements rather than fund‑specific contracts .
- Governance stability: Board consolidation across the Nuveen/TIAA fund complex in 2023–2024 supports operational consistency; officer roles are embedded within the Nuveen/TIAA platform, implying continuity of fund administration functions .