Derek Jun

Derek Jun, CFA, FRM, serves as Managing Director of Investment & Operational Risk at Nuveen, a TIAA company, where responsibilities include leading Operational Risk and Investment Risk for Nuveen Natural Capital & Impact Private Equity, as well as overseeing Climate Risk for both TIAA and Nuveen. With a diverse background in investment risk management, Derek has held various roles at Nuveen since December 2015, previously serving as Vice President and Associate Vice President focused on public market equities and real assets. Prior to joining Nuveen, Derek was a Senior Equity Analyst at Salient Partners, an Associate Director at UBS Wealth Management, and worked as an Investment Analyst at Old Square Capital. Early career experience includes roles as an Investment Banking Associate at Merrill Lynch and as an Investment Banking Analyst at Wachovia. Derek holds an A.B. in Economics and certificates in Finance and Applied and Computational Mathematics from Princeton University.