Diversity

TIAA-CREF has a long-standing history of commitment to diversity. Over the past several years, we have amassed an impressive record of recruiting, developing and maintaining a diverse and talented workforce. During the past decade, our commitment to workplace diversity has been recognized consistently in studies published by Fortune, Working Mother and Hispanic magazine, among other publications.

Building on our success, our goal is to ensure that we continue to respect the creativity, talents and experiences that each employee contributes regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, veteran status, medical condition or family circumstance. We actively recruit and hire members of underrepresented groups for opportunities in all areas, at all levels in the organization, to achieve our objective of a highly diversified talent pool.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Employment

TIAA is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, training/development, promotion, transfer and compensation of all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or any category protected by law ("protected categories"). Discrimination or harassment based on any of these protected categories will not be tolerated and is cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

We believe our employees have a right to work in an environment free of discrimination. To that end, managers and supervisors are responsible for upholding our equal employment opportunity and affirmative action policies, which are reflected in our recruiting, hiring, training and compensation practices.

Supplier Diversity Program

Our commitment to diversity extends to the communities we serve and the organizations with which we choose to do business. Our Supplier Diversity program was established in 1993 to encourage business relationships that seek out the best quality and highest service levels, while encouraging competition among diverse and diversity conscious suppliers. Through the program, TIAA-CREF offers equal access and opportunity to minority- and women-owned businesses and to majority vendors who meaningfully support our Supplier Diversity goals, enhancing our ability to:

• Identify and retain qualified minority- and women-owned businesses;
• Increase opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses to establish mutually advantageous business relationships with TIAA-CREF;
• Identify and include one or more minority- and women-owned suppliers in all bids or requests for proposals (RFPs); and
• Foster business opportunities between majority suppliers and minority- and women-owned businesses.