John McCann
About John McCann
John M. McCann serves as Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund; he is a Senior Managing Director and Division General Counsel at Nuveen, with officer tenure at the Fund since 2022 (born 1975; business address: 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262). Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds (compensation is paid by the Adviser where applicable), and fund proxies do not disclose individual officer pay, equity awards, or performance-linked incentives for officers . Board and executive officers as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of outstanding shares for each Fund as of June 20, 2025; individual officer holdings in NAN are not specifically disclosed .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen (parent) | Senior Managing Director; Division General Counsel | Current (as of June 20, 2025) | Leads enterprise legal oversight across Nuveen’s divisions, including fund governance and regulatory compliance . |
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Senior Managing Director; General Counsel and Secretary | Current (as of June 20, 2025) | Oversees legal for adviser to the Funds; board/committee documentation and regulatory interface . |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Senior Managing Director; Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Current (as of June 20, 2025) | Supports asset management legal matters, policies, and control environment . |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC; TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC | Senior Managing Director; Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Current (as of June 20, 2025) | Coordinates cross-platform legal governance across TIAA-affiliated advisers . |
| TIAA SMA Strategies LLC | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary | Current (as of June 20, 2025) | Legal administration for SMA strategies and documentation control . |
| College Retirement Equities Fund; TIAA Separate Account VA-1; TIAA-CREF Funds; TIAA-CREF Life Funds; Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America; Nuveen Alternative Advisors LLC | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Current (as of June 20, 2025) | Multi-entity governance responsibilities spanning registered products and insurance separate account vehicles . |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | — | — | No public external board roles or directorships disclosed in NAN’s proxy materials . |
Fixed Compensation
- Officers serve without any compensation from the Funds; the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation is paid by the Adviser (with the Funds reimbursing an allocable portion of the CCO’s incentive compensation). No base salary, bonus, or perquisites are disclosed for Fund officers, including Mr. McCann .
Performance Compensation
- No officer performance-based compensation (bonuses, RSUs/PSUs, options, or performance metric weightings) is disclosed by the Fund; officers are not paid by the Funds and the proxy does not enumerate performance metrics tied to officer pay .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Holder | Shares Owned in NAN | % of Shares Outstanding | As-of Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. McCann | Not individually disclosed | — | May 31, 2025 | Individual officer holdings in NAN are not provided; officers and board members as a group <1% for each Fund . |
| Board Members and Officers (Group) | 0 | <1% | May 31, 2025 | Group holdings in New York Quality Income (NAN) reported as 0; group beneficial ownership across Funds <1% of outstanding shares per Fund . |
| NAN Common Shares Outstanding | 30,849,666 | — | June 20, 2025 | Used for context on ownership percentages . |
- Stock ownership guidelines: A governance principle expects each Board Member to invest at least equivalent to one year of board compensation in Nuveen funds; this principle applies to Board Members, not Fund officers .
- Pledging/hedging: No pledging or hedging by officers is disclosed in the proxy materials .
- Section 16(a) compliance: Funds believe Board Members and officers complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements during the last fiscal year .
Employment Terms
| Item | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Officer Position | Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Fund . |
| Term | Indefinite; officers elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified . |
| Length of Service | Since 2022 (Fund officer tenure) . |
| Contract details | No individual employment agreement, severance, change-of-control, non‑compete, or garden leave terms disclosed for Fund officers . |
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment: As a legal officer, Mr. McCann’s compensation is not paid by the Fund and is not disclosed in Fund proxies, limiting pay-for-performance assessment at the Fund level. This reduces direct incentives tied to NAN-specific TSR or distribution metrics from an investor’s perspective .
- Retention/trading signals: With an indefinite officer term and no Fund-paid comp, insider selling pressure or vesting-related events are not applicable at the Fund level; no individual Form 4 activity is detailed in the proxy, and Section 16 compliance is affirmed .
- Ownership alignment: No individual NAN holdings are disclosed for Mr. McCann; group holdings for board and officers in NAN are 0 as of May 31, 2025, and less than 1% across Funds, pointing to limited direct “skin in the game” at the Fund level for officers (board member ownership expectations do not extend to officers) .
- Governance context: Mr. McCann’s role spans Nuveen/TIAA legal leadership, indicating strong institutional governance coverage; however, incentive levers that typically move executive behavior (equity vesting, COI disclosures, severance economics) are not provided for Fund officers, so trading and pay signals should be assessed at the Adviser level rather than the Fund .