Annabelle Bexiga

Senior Managing Director and Chief Information Officer

B.S., Seton Hall; M.B.A., Rutgers University

Annabelle Bexiga is Chief Information Officer at TIAA-CREF and provides vision and leadership for its technology strategy, architecture, initiatives and solutions. As CIO, Ms. Bexiga is responsible for directing a forward-looking infrastructure improvement program and managing the integrity of company and client information. Under her leadership, TIAA-CREF has undertaken a multi-year, multi-million dollar IT Transformation Program to improve its technology infrastructure, services, and web experience. The program will strengthen and improve systems performance, scale platforms for business growth, and allow TIAA-CREF to deliver innovative and new business solutions and client capabilities.

Ms. Bexiga has over 25 years of experience in technology, operations, and business management, predominantly in the financial services industry. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in July 2010, Ms. Bexiga was CIO for Bain Capital, LLC and its affiliates, where she was responsible for setting and executing IT strategy across a global organization. Prior to Bain Capital, she was a Managing Director at JPMorgan where she held numerous executive positions during her 11 year tenure, including COO for Asia Pacific Foreign Exchange based in Singapore, Head of Technology for Investment Management Asia based in Tokyo, and CIO for JPMorgan Invest and Retirement Plan Services based in New York. Ms. Bexiga has also held IT leadership roles at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank.

In 2011, Ms. Bexiga was recognized as one of Insurance & Technology Magazine’s ‘Elite 8’ and in InformationWeek’s 500 List of innovative companies.

Ms. Bexiga’s professional affiliations include membership in CIO Strategy Exchange, an invitation-only research board, CIO Magazine’s Executive Council and Executive Women in IT, and an advisory role to The Women’s Business Leadership Initiative at Rutgers University Business School.

Ms. Bexiga holds an M.B.A. from Rutgers University Business School, which she earned while on assignment in Singapore, a B.S. in Computer Science from Seton Hall University, and a Professional Coach Certification from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.