Nathaniel T. Jones
About Nathaniel T. Jones
Nathaniel T. Jones serves as Vice President and Treasurer of Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (JPC). He has served as an officer in the Nuveen fund complex since 2016 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation; his principal recent roles include Senior Managing Director at Nuveen and senior leadership at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC . Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation for the Chief Compliance Officer is paid by the adviser, with the Funds reimbursing an allocable portion of the CCO’s incentive compensation .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | President (formerly); Senior Managing Director | Not disclosed | Executive leadership at the adviser to Nuveen closed-end funds |
| Nuveen | Senior Managing Director | Not disclosed | Senior management within Nuveen’s fund complex |
External Roles
No external directorships or outside roles for Nathaniel T. Jones are disclosed in JPC’s proxy or related filings .
Fixed Compensation
| Component | FY reference | Amount/term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officer compensation paid by the Funds | Last fiscal year end for JPC: July 31, 2024 | $0 | Officers of the Funds serve without compensation from the Funds |
| CCO pay (structure reference) | Ongoing | Paid by Adviser; Funds reimburse allocable portion of incentive comp | Included to illustrate officer compensation framework within the Fund complex; not specific to Jones |
Performance Compensation
Not disclosed for Nathaniel T. Jones in JPC filings. The Funds have no employees and officers receive no compensation from the Funds; performance-linked awards (RSUs/PSUs/options), vesting schedules, and bonus metrics for Jones are not disclosed in Fund documents .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Holder category | Fund | Shares owned | As of | Ownership note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Board Members/Nominees and Officers as a Group | JPC (Preferred & Income Opportunities) | 3,835 | Dec 31, 2024 | Each Board Member’s individual beneficial holdings in any Fund were <1% of outstanding, and Board Members plus executive officers as a group owned <1% of each Fund’s outstanding shares |
| Shares outstanding (context) | JPC Common Shares | 321,699,932 | Feb 18, 2025 | Context for ownership percentage |
- Individual beneficial ownership for Nathaniel T. Jones is not separately disclosed; only group-level ownership appears in the proxy .
- No pledging or hedging disclosures specific to Jones are provided in JPC filings .
Employment Terms
| Item | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Current title | Vice President and Treasurer |
| Term of office | Indefinite; officers elected annually by the Board |
| Length of service | Since 2016 (Nuveen fund complex officer) |
| Employer relationship | Senior Managing Director of Nuveen; senior roles at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC |
| Contract terms (severance, change-of-control, non-compete) | Not disclosed in Fund filings |
| Compensation source | Officers receive no compensation from the Funds; CCO pay handled by Adviser with partial reimbursement by Funds |
Governance and Compliance Context
- Section 16(a) and 30(h) compliance: The Funds report that Board Members and officers (including the adviser and affiliates) complied with applicable filing requirements in the last fiscal year and the previous fiscal year .
- Board and committee structure, meeting cadence, and oversight responsibilities are detailed for the fund complex, but not directly tied to Jones (an officer, not a trustee) .
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance signals are limited: As a fund officer, Jones receives no compensation from JPC; any incentives, vesting or severance would be at the Nuveen/TIAA level and are not disclosed in fund documents, reducing visibility into personal incentive alignment with JPC performance .
- Ownership alignment appears minimal at the fund level: Individual officer holdings are not disclosed and group-level beneficial ownership is below 1%, offering little direct “skin-in-the-game” signal for JPC specifically .
- Retention risk looks low within fund governance: Officers have indefinite terms and are elected annually by the Board; no departure/appointment disclosures mention Jones, and there are no reported compliance or legal red flags in Section 16 reporting for officers .
- Trading signal limitations: Absence of Form 4-level detail for Jones in JPC documents and lack of pledging/hedging disclosures constrain insider pressure or vesting-related trading insights from fund filings .