John M. McCann
About John M. McCann
Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund (NOM); born 1975; officer since 2022 with an indefinite term. McCann serves as Senior Managing Director and Division General Counsel of Nuveen, and holds legal and secretary roles across Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management, TIAA SMA Strategies, and multiple TIAA-CREF registered funds and accounts . He is also one of the named proxy holders on NOM’s 2025 proxy card, underscoring his governance role in shareholder meetings . The Funds have no employees and officers receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation for the CCO is paid by the Adviser (Nuveen) and partially reimbursed by the Funds, with no officer performance metrics disclosed in NOM filings .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen | Senior Managing Director; Division General Counsel | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Senior legal leadership overseeing Nuveen’s fund complex and governance processes |
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Managing Director; General Counsel; Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Legal counsel and corporate secretary functions for registered investment companies |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Legal oversight supporting asset management operations and fund administration |
| TIAA SMA Strategies LLC | Managing Director; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Legal and secretary support for separately managed account strategies |
| College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Registered fund legal governance within TIAA complex |
| TIAA Separate Account VA-1 | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Legal and governance support for variable annuity separate account |
| TIAA-CREF Funds; TIAA-CREF Life Funds | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Registered mutual fund legal administration |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Enterprise legal support across insurance and investment platforms |
| Teachers Advisors LLC; TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Legal oversight for advisory and investment management entities |
| Nuveen Alternative Advisors LLC | Managing Director; Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | As of Mar 1, 2025 | Legal governance for alternatives advisory activities |
| Nuveen/TIAA (unspecified) | Various prior positions | Not disclosed | Prior internal roles; specific dates/impact not disclosed |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed in NOM filings reviewed | — | — | McCann’s officer biography lists internal Nuveen/TIAA roles; no external directorships disclosed for him in the proxy . |
Fixed Compensation
- Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds; the Funds have no employees .
- The CCO’s compensation (base plus incentive) is paid by the Adviser, with the Funds reimbursing an allocable portion of the CCO’s incentive compensation; no individual officer pay details are disclosed for McCann .
Performance Compensation
- No bonus, equity awards (RSUs/PSUs), options, performance metrics, vesting schedules, or clawback terms are disclosed for McCann in NOM’s proxy filings; officers are not compensated by the Funds .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Common shares outstanding (NOM) | 2,350,752 | |
| Preferred (MFP Series A) shares outstanding (NOM) | 180 | |
| McCann individual beneficial ownership | Not disclosed | |
| Board Members and executive officers as a group – beneficial ownership (NOM common) | 0 shares; 0% of outstanding | |
| Shares pledged by McCann | Not disclosed | |
| Ownership guidelines | Board Members expected to invest at least one year of compensation in the Fund Complex (applies to Board Members, not officers) |
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Vice President and Assistant Secretary (NOM) | |
| Year of Birth | 1975 | |
| Term of Office | Indefinite | |
| Length of Service (NOM officer) | Since 2022 | |
| Election | Officers are elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified | |
| Compensation from Fund | None (Funds have no employees; officers uncompensated by Funds) | |
| Severance / Change-of-control | Not disclosed in NOM filings | |
| Non-compete / Non-solicit / Garden leave | Not disclosed in NOM filings | |
| Proxy authority | Named proxy holder for 2025 shareholder meeting |
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment: As a fund officer uncompensated by the Fund and with no disclosed equity awards, McCann’s incentives derive from his Nuveen/TIAA employment rather than NOM-specific pay-for-performance levers; thus, officer-level compensation is not a driver of NOM’s trading dynamics .
- Insider selling pressure: No individual holdings or vesting schedules are disclosed for McCann; group beneficial ownership in NOM is 0 shares and less than 1% across Funds, implying minimal insider ownership-related selling pressure at the Fund level .
- Retention and governance continuity: Indefinite term, annual election by the Board, and role as named proxy holder suggest stability in governance operations; retention risk is tied to Nuveen/TIAA employment terms not disclosed in NOM filings .
- Trading signals: For a closed-end municipal fund, performance and valuation are primarily driven by portfolio management, leverage, distribution policy, and market discount/premium—none of which are directly linked to officer compensation structures; McCann’s legal/governance role does not present specific buy/sell indicators in the absence of disclosed incentives or ownership .