Timothy R. Schwertfeger

Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund is a closed-end investment fund. It engages in the business of enhancing portfolio value relative to the market for preferred securities by investing in securities and sectors that the fund?s sub-adviser believes are underrated or undervalued. The company was founded on June 24, 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nuveen Tax Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund operates as closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to achieve a high level of after-tax total return consisting primarily of tax-advantaged dividend income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on October 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nuveen Securities LLC, formerly known as the John Nuveen & Co., Inc., is the brokerage subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., ultimately held by TIAA Board of Overseers in the US. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm engages in the asset management and related research, as well as the development, marketing, and distribution of investment products and services for the institutional market segments. Investment products and services include closed-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and individually managed accounts.

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund 2 operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The primary investment objective of the fund is to provide attractive income exempt from regular federal income tax. The secondary investment objective is to seek additional total return. Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund 2 was founded on September 13, 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nuveen Credit Strategies Fund is a closed-end investment company. The fund's objective is to provide a high level of current income and total return. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in senior loans, second lien loans, unsecured loans, and bonds. The fund invests predominantly in debt obligations of below investment grade quality. Nuveen Credit Strategies Fund was founded on September 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund 3 is a closed-end investment management company. The fund's primary objective is to provide attractive income exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund invests at least 95% of its managed assets in municipal securities and related instruments that are exempt from federal income tax. The fund invests at least 50% of its assets in investment grade quality securities. Leverage accounts for approximately 35% of the fund's managed assets. Nuveen Asset Management is the fund's adviser. Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund 3 was organized in September 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nuveen Connecticut Municipal Income Opportunity Fund is a closed-end investment company. Its primary objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal and Connecticut income taxes. The fund invests in municipal securities considered to be underrated and undervalued. Nuveen Asset Management manages the fund. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1989, Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC is a fund distributor Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Windy City Investments Holdings LLC.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. owns and operates dance studio. The company was founded by Lou Conte in 1977 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Clean Energy Trust is a non-profit organization which provides clean energy technology solutions. The firm also specializes in commercializing research from labs and universities into the market. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

LEAP Innovations operates as a non-profit organization that connects innovation and education to reinvent the one-size-fits-all system and transform the way kids learn. It works directly with educators and innovators to discover, pilot, and scale personalized learning technologies and practices in the classroom and beyond. The company was founded by Phyllis Lockett in April 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chicago Scholars Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on leadership development for low-income or first-generation students. Chicago Scholars Foundation also prepares businesses and organizations in the city for the next generation of leaders. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to help these students overcome systemic barriers to success in college and beyond. The company was founded in 1996 by Gail Waller, Timothy R. Schwertfeger. The CEO is Jeffery Beckham.