Diana Gonzalez
About Diana Gonzalez
Diana R. Gonzalez serves as Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC). She was born in 1978 and has served in officer roles within the Nuveen closed-end fund complex since 2017; her principal occupations over the past five years include Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary roles across Nuveen Asset Management, Teachers Advisors, TIAA-CREF Investment Management, and Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen . Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation for certain compliance roles is paid by the Adviser (Nuveen Fund Advisors) with Board oversight, and the officers are elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC) | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Since 2017 | Legal, governance and administrative officer supporting fund operations and filings . |
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Officer role aligning the adviser’s governance and compliance across the Nuveen Funds . |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Legal counsel supporting investment management operations and fund documentation . |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Legal and assistant secretary functions for affiliated fund complexes . |
| TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Legal oversight across TIAA investment platforms . |
| Nuveen (parent) | Vice President and Associate General Counsel | Past 5 years | Corporate legal leadership within Nuveen . |
External Roles
None disclosed in the JQC proxy statement for this executive officer .
Fixed Compensation
- Officers receive no compensation from the Funds; the Funds have no employees. The CCO’s compensation is paid by the Adviser, with an allocable portion of incentive compensation reimbursed by the Funds .
- No base salary, target bonus, or equity award details for officers are provided in the Fund’s proxy; pay is at the Adviser and not reported at the Fund level .
Performance Compensation
- No fund-level performance metrics (e.g., TSR, EBITDA, ESG) are tied to officer compensation, and no bonus payout or vesting schedules for officers are disclosed in the JQC proxy .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| JQC Common Shares Outstanding (as of record date Feb 18, 2025) | 135,609,290 |
| JQC Preferred Shares Outstanding (TFP Series A) | 140,000 |
| Beneficial ownership by Board Members and executive officers as a group (each Fund) | < 1% of outstanding shares |
| Officer-specific beneficial ownership (Diana Gonzalez) | Not individually disclosed in proxy |
- Pledging or hedging of company stock: Not disclosed for officers in the proxy .
- Stock ownership guidelines and compliance status: Not disclosed for officers; Board Members follow separate governance principles on fund investments .
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Term of office | Indefinite; officer [Vice President and Assistant Secretary] roles within the Fund complex |
| Length of service | Since 2017 (Fund officer service date) |
| Election & tenure mechanics | Officers are elected annually by the Board and serve until successors are elected and qualified |
| Contract term/expiration | Not disclosed for officers at Fund level |
| Non-compete / Non-solicit | Not disclosed for officers in proxy |
| Severance / Change-of-control | Not disclosed for officers; no Fund employment contracts reported |
| Clawbacks / Gross-ups / Deferred comp | Not disclosed for officers; Board Members have a separate deferred compensation plan (not applicable to officers) |
Investment Implications
- Alignment and selling pressure: Officers do not receive compensation from the Fund and individual officer holdings are not disclosed; insider selling pressure and equity-alignment signals for Diana Gonzalez are limited at the Fund level .
- Retention and contract risk: Officer roles are appointed annually with indefinite terms and no Fund-level employment contracts disclosed; retention dynamics and compensation structures exist at the Adviser and are outside Fund reporting .
- Trading signals: Section 16 compliance was affirmed for officers during the prior fiscal year, but no individual Form 4 activity is detailed in the proxy; monitor future Section 16 filings for any material changes .
- Governance considerations: As a legal/governance officer, Gonzalez’s impact is procedural rather than performance-tied; portfolio/return drivers are overseen by the Board and Adviser teams, not fund officers .