Roger
W.
Ferguson
,
Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Overseer since 2008
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., 57, was named President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA and CREF in April 2008. He joined TIAA-CREF following his tenure at Swiss Re, where he served as Chairman of the firm’s America Holding Corporation and Head of Financial Services from 2006 to 2008. Previously, Dr. Ferguson was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1997 to 2006 and served as Vice Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2006. From 1984 to 1997 he was an Associate and Partner of McKinsey & Company, and from 1981 to 1984 he was an attorney with Davis Polk & Wardwell. Dr. Ferguson was a member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University until June 2009. Currently, he serves on the boards of the Institute for Advanced Study, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the New America Foundation, and is a member of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Dr. Ferguson holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics and a J.D., all from Harvard University.
