Diana Gonzalez
About Diana Gonzalez
Diana R. Gonzalez serves as Vice President and Assistant Secretary of JLS, with an indefinite term and length of service since 2017; her principal occupations include Vice President and Assistant Secretary roles at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, and Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary roles at Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC, and TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC; she was born in 1978 . The funds disclose that officers receive no compensation from the funds, and the funds have no employees; compensation (base salary and incentive) for the Chief Compliance Officer is paid by the Adviser, with a portion of incentive reimbursed by the funds, highlighting that executive pay structures for fund officers are outside the fund and not disclosed at the fund level . No TSR, revenue growth, or EBITDA growth metrics are disclosed for fund officers; pay-for-performance mechanisms at the fund level are therefore not presented for Ms. Gonzalez .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson National Asset Management | Associate General Counsel | 2012–2017 | Legal counsel supporting registered fund operations and governance; prior platform experience before joining Nuveen . |
| Nuveen (parent) | Vice President and Associate General Counsel | 2017–present | Legal oversight within Nuveen fund complex; officer role across multiple Nuveen-sponsored funds . |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | 2017–present | Corporate secretary functions and fund governance support for Nuveen-sponsored funds . |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | 2022–present | Product/fund legal, regulatory, and documentation oversight for the asset manager . |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | As of 2025 | Legal and corporate secretary coverage across affiliated investment adviser entities . |
| TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | As of 2025 | Legal and governance support for affiliated investment management platforms . |
Fixed Compensation
- Officers receive no compensation from the funds; the funds have no employees .
- The CCO’s compensation (base salary and incentive) is paid by the Adviser; the funds reimburse an allocable portion of the Adviser’s cost of the CCO’s incentive compensation, underscoring that officer compensation is handled at the Adviser level rather than the fund level .
Performance Compensation
- No fund‑level bonus, RSU/PSU, option grants, or performance metric linkages (revenue, EBITDA, TSR, ESG) are disclosed for fund officers; the proxy states officers serve without fund compensation .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
- Beneficial ownership disclosure focuses on Board Members; officer‑specific holdings are not itemized. In 2024, the proxy presents “All Board Members/Nominees and Officers as a Group” holdings across certain funds, but does not break out individual officer holdings such as Ms. Gonzalez . Dollar‑range reporting in 2025 similarly covers Board Members/Nominees; officers are not listed by individual . No pledging or hedging disclosures for officers are provided in these sections .
Employment Terms
| Term element | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Title | Vice President and Assistant Secretary . |
| Term of office | Indefinite; officers are elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified . |
| Length of service | Since 2017 (officer of funds in the Nuveen fund complex) . |
| Employer | Funds note they have no employees; officers serve without compensation from the funds (officers are associated with Nuveen/TIAA affiliates) . |
| Employment agreement / severance / change‑of‑control | Not disclosed for Ms. Gonzalez in the fund proxy statements reviewed . |
| Clawback / non‑compete / non‑solicit | Not disclosed for Ms. Gonzalez in the fund proxy statements reviewed . |
Investment Implications
- Alignment and trading signals: With no fund‑level compensation or equity award disclosures for officers, there are limited direct pay‑for‑performance linkages or vesting calendars at the fund level for Ms. Gonzalez, and minimal insight into potential insider selling pressure or option‑related trading signals tied to the fund .
- Retention risk: Tenure since 2017 across the Nuveen fund complex indicates continuity of fund legal/secretary functions; absence of disclosed employment agreements or severance terms at the fund level suggests such terms—if any—are housed within Nuveen/TIAA employment arrangements and are not publicly detailed via fund proxies .
- Governance considerations: The officer structure and annual election by the Board, with no fund‑paid compensation, align fund governance to the Adviser’s employment and compensation frameworks; investors should view Ms. Gonzalez’s incentives as driven by Nuveen/TIAA policy rather than fund‑specific metrics .