John H. Biggs

John H. Biggs

John H. Biggs is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF. Mr. Biggs served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF (national teachers' pension fund) from January 1993 until November 2002. He is currently a director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research and a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis.

John H. Biggs is former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF. Mr. Biggs became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 1993. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1989-1993.Mr. Biggs began his professional career with the General American Life Insurance Company in 1958. He served in various actuarial management positions for the company and in 1970 was appointed Vice President and Controller. In 1977, Mr. Biggs became Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance at Washington University in St. Louis. He was named President and CEO of Centerre Trust Company, St. Louis, in 1985.A native of St. Louis, Mr. Biggs earned an A.B. degree in classics from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries.Mr. Biggs is a Director of the Boeing Company, JPMorgan Chase Co., and a Trustee of Washington University, The Danforth Foundation in St. Louis, The Santa Fe Opera, Chairman of the J. Paul Getty Trust and Emeriti, a not-for-profit sponsor of post-retirement medical benefits for higher education. He is also a Director and former Chairman of the United Way of New York City and the National Bureau of Economic Research.He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is Treasurer of the New York City Investment Fund. Mr. Biggs has published a number of papers on corporate governance, variable annuities, social security, regulation and taxation of pension plans, and demographic effects on pensions.

External links

* [http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_biggs.html PBS interview]
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=56403 Forbes profile]


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