Jon Scott Meissner
About Jon Scott Meissner
Jon Scott Meissner is Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund (NPCT), serving as a fund officer since 2019 with an indefinite term; his business address is 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262, and his year of birth is 1973 . He is a Managing Director focused on Mutual Fund Tax and Expense Administration across the College Retirement Equities Fund, TIAA‑CREF Funds, TIAA‑CREF Life Funds, and TIAA Separate Account VA‑1, and a Managing Director of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; he has previously held various positions within Nuveen/TIAA . Officers of the Funds are elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified and receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation for the Chief Compliance Officer is paid by the Adviser (Nuveen/TIAA), with the Funds reimbursing an allocable portion of the Adviser’s cost of the CCO’s incentive compensation . The proxy does not disclose fund‑level TSR or performance metrics tied to Mr. Meissner’s compensation .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Managing Director | Since 2019 | Fund administration and officer role for NPCT; Managing Director capacity supporting fund governance and operations . |
| Nuveen (Fund Complex) | Managing Director, Mutual Fund Tax & Expense Administration | Since 2017 | Tax and expense administration across CREF, TIAA‑CREF Funds, Life Funds, and VA‑1, supporting accurate reporting and expense controls . |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC; TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC | Senior Director | Since 2016 | Senior Director responsibilities within TIAA asset management entities supporting mutual fund taxation and reporting . |
| TIAA‑CREF Funds/Life Funds/VA‑1/CREF | Senior Director, Mutual Fund Taxation | Since 2015 | Mutual fund tax oversight for TIAA product complexes (CREF, TIAA‑CREF Funds, Life Funds, VA‑1) . |
| Nuveen/TIAA | Various positions | Since 2004 | Progressive tenure within Nuveen/TIAA supporting fund tax, financial reporting, and administration . |
Fixed Compensation
| Component | Fund-Level Disclosure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base salary | Not paid by Fund | Officers receive no compensation from the Funds . |
| Target bonus % | Not paid by Fund | CCO compensation (base + incentive) is paid by Adviser; Funds reimburse an allocable portion of the Adviser’s cost of the CCO’s incentive compensation . |
| Actual bonus | Not paid by Fund | No officer bonus disclosure at the Fund level; CCO arrangement is the only officer compensation detail in proxy . |
| Perquisites | Not disclosed | No fund‑level officer perquisites disclosed. |
Performance Compensation
| Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund-level officer incentives (RSUs/PSUs/options) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
- The proxy states officers receive no compensation from the Funds; any performance-based compensation (if applicable) would be at the Adviser level, which is not detailed in NPCT proxy materials .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Individual beneficial ownership (officers) | Not itemized in proxy; Appendix A provides Board Member ranges and group totals; officers are included in the “as a group” figure . |
| Officers + Board “as a group” beneficial ownership | Less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund as of February 18, 2025 . |
| Ownership guidelines | Not disclosed for officers . |
| Pledging/hedging | Not disclosed . |
Employment Terms
| Term Element | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Title | Vice President and Assistant Secretary . |
| Term length | Indefinite; officers are elected annually by the Board to serve until successors are elected and qualified . |
| Length of service in current role | Since 2019 . |
| Employer | Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (indirect subsidiary of Nuveen/TIAA) . |
| Non‑compete / non‑solicit / garden leave | Not disclosed at Fund level . |
| Severance / change‑of‑control | Not disclosed at Fund level . |
| Clawbacks / tax gross‑ups | Not disclosed for officers . |
Risk Indicators & Governance Notes
- Section 30(h) and Section 16(a) filings: Based on the Funds’ review of furnished forms, Board Members and officers, the Adviser, and affiliated persons complied with applicable filing requirements during the last fiscal year and the previous fiscal year .
- Principal shareholders: As of February 18, 2025, no shareholder beneficially owned more than 5% of any class of shares of any Fund, except as provided in Appendix B .
- Audit Committee/Board oversight: Officers receive no compensation from the Funds; independent Board compensation and deferred compensation frameworks are disclosed, but do not apply to officers like Mr. Meissner .
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment: There is no Fund‑level compensation for officers; therefore, NPCT’s proxy provides no pay‑for‑performance levers tied to Mr. Meissner’s role, limiting analysis of incentive alignment at the Fund level. Any compensation for Mr. Meissner is paid by the Adviser and not disclosed in NPCT’s proxy .
- Insider selling pressure: Individual officer ownership in NPCT is not itemized; officers and Board members as a group hold less than 1% of outstanding shares per fund, implying minimal direct selling pressure signals tied to officer holdings .
- Retention risk: Tenure since 2019 and continued officer designation suggest stability; however, employment contract terms, severance, and change‑of‑control economics are not disclosed at the Fund level, so Adviser‑level policies govern retention but are outside the NPCT proxy .
- Trading signals: Lack of disclosed equity awards, vesting schedules, or options for Fund officers limits trading signal extraction (no vest cliffs or scheduled sell pressures at Fund level). Section 16 compliance is affirmed, but individual Form 3/4 details for Mr. Meissner are not provided in the proxy materials .