Larry “Chad” Chadwick began his career with TIAA-CREF in New York in January 1993. Over the past 27 years, Chad has worked in a variety of roles with the company throughout the United States.
Most recently Chad has served as Senior Managing Director of Government Relations. As head of TIAA’s government relations team, he is responsible for coordinating all of TIAA’s corporate interaction with the federal and state governments, the development and dissemination of our policy positions and designing and implementing our advocacy strategy with policymakers. Before leading the Federal Government Relations team, Chad established TIAA’s public policy unit as Vice President of TIAA Public Policy.
Under his leadership the government relations team has become a trusted source in Washington, DC and the state capitals on issues pertaining to financial services and retirement security. He also guided TIAA’s response to the financial services regulatory overhaul known as the Dodd-Frank Act.
Prior to joining TIAA Government Relations in 2007, he was a Product Manager responsible for the development and execution of TIAA’s annuity wrapped mutual fund product, TIAA Access, and TIAA’s 403(b) eligible Stable Value Fund.
Chad earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Tulane University in 1992. In November of 1997 he was awarded a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. He currently lives in Arlington, VA with his wife and three children.