Jack Gay

Jack is a senior managing director and oversees Nuveen Real Estate’s commercial real estate debt business globally including the origination, portfolio management and business development activities.

Previously, Jack was the lead portfolio manager and head of the TIAA General Account portfolio management team responsible for the company’s general account investments in real estate, including equity real estate, commercial mortgages and single asset CMBS investments. Other prior roles include heading capital markets activities and managing commercial mortgage production teams for both the eastern and western regions of the U.S. Jack previously worked at J.P. Morgan Chase in a variety of roles including CMBS lending, real estate asset dispositions and loan workouts.

Jack graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University. He is a member of Nuveen Real Estate’s Investment Committee and Global Executive Leadership Team. Jack holds leadership positions in several major industry associations including serving as Vice Chairman of the Commercial Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association, member of the Board of the Mortgage Bankers Association and previously served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.