Jon Scott Meissner
About Jon Scott Meissner
Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund (JRS); year of birth 1973; address: 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262; length of service as a Fund officer since 2019. Principal role: Managing Director, Mutual Fund Tax and Expense Administration for CREF, TIAA-CREF Funds, TIAA-CREF Life Funds, TIAA Separate Account VA‑1 and Managing Director of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; previously held various positions with Nuveen/TIAA . Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds, and compensation of officers is fixed by the Trustees per bylaws; fund-level TSR or revenue/EBITDA metrics are not tied to officer pay and are not attributed to individual officers .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Managing Director | Prior 5 years (as of Mar 1, 2025) | Oversees mutual fund tax and expense administration across CREF, TIAA-CREF Funds, TIAA-CREF Life Funds, VA‑1; supports fund governance as Assistant Secretary for Nuveen funds . |
| Nuveen/TIAA (various entities) | Various positions | Not disclosed (prior roles) | Internal operational and administrative leadership roles within the Nuveen/TIAA complex . |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC; TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC | Managing Director (affiliates) | Prior 5 years (as of Jan 1, 2024) | Administrative oversight and governance support for affiliated fund complexes . |
External Roles
No external directorships or outside board roles disclosed for Meissner in JRS filings .
Fixed Compensation
- Officers serve without compensation from the Funds; the CCO’s compensation is paid by the Adviser (Nuveen) with Board review/input, and the Funds reimburse a portion of CCO incentive comp. Officer compensation (if any) is set by Trustees under bylaws; no fund‑level salary/bonus/RSU/option details for officers are disclosed in JRS filings .
Performance Compensation
- No officer performance incentive plan (bonus metrics, RSUs/PSUs, options, ESG goals) is disclosed for Meissner at the Fund level. The Funds state officers receive no compensation from the Funds; therefore no vesting schedules or payout curves are reported for officers in JRS filings .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
- Individual beneficial ownership: Meissner’s initial Form 3 filing reported “No securities are beneficially owned” (at appointment as Vice President) .
- Group ownership: As of December 31, 2024, Board Members/Nominees and Officers as a group beneficially owned 1,344 JRS common shares; as of February 18, 2025, the group and each individual Board Member held less than 1% of JRS outstanding shares (JRS common shares outstanding: 28,892,471 as of Feb 18, 2025) .
| Equity Metric | 2019-10-17 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Meissner – JRS shares owned | 0 | Not disclosed in filings |
| Board Members & Officers – JRS shares owned (group) | N/A | 1,344 |
| Ownership % of Outstanding (Group) | 2025-02-18 |
|---|---|
| <1% of JRS outstanding shares (28,892,471) | <1% |
- Pledging/hedging: No pledging or hedging of JRS shares by Meissner disclosed in JRS filings .
- Stock ownership guidelines: Expectations to invest one year of compensation apply to Independent Board Members, not officers; no officer ownership guideline disclosed .
Employment Terms
| Term Component | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Title | Vice President and Assistant Secretary . |
| Term of Office | Indefinite; Length of Service: Since 2019 . |
| Election/Appointment | Officers are elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified . |
| Compensation Setting | Compensation of officers (if any) is fixed by Trustees per bylaws; officers receive no compensation from the Funds . |
| Non‑compete / Non‑solicit | Not disclosed in JRS filings. |
| Severance / Change‑of‑Control | Not disclosed in JRS filings. |
| Clawbacks / Tax gross‑ups | Not disclosed in JRS filings. |
Investment Implications
- Alignment: Fund officers (including Meissner) are administrative executives not compensated by the Funds; pay‑for‑performance and equity alignment at the Fund level are not applicable. Group beneficial ownership is de minimis (<1% of outstanding), and Meissner’s initial filing showed no JRS holdings—reducing signals from insider ownership or selling pressure .
- Retention risk: Term is indefinite with annual election by the Board; no employment contract, severance, or change‑of‑control terms disclosed—limited insight into retention economics from Fund filings .
- Trading signals: Absence of officer grants, options, or vesting schedules at the Fund level implies no forced selling related to vesting; insider activity signals are minimal given “no securities beneficially owned” at initial filing and no subsequent individual officer ownership disclosure for Meissner in proxies .
- Performance linkage: Meissner’s role is operational (tax and expense administration) within Nuveen/TIAA; investment performance of JRS is overseen by the Board and adviser/sub‑adviser, not attributable to Meissner’s compensation, thus traditional executive pay‑performance analysis does not apply here .