John H. Biggs is a director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research as well as a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of financial services company TIAA-CREF from January 1993 until November 2002.
A native of St. Louis, Biggs earned a bachelor of arts degree in classics from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Washington University in St. Lou...
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John H. Biggs is a director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research as well as a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of financial services company TIAA-CREF from January 1993 until November 2002.
A native of St. Louis, Biggs earned a bachelor of arts degree in classics from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Washington University in St. Louis.
Biggs began his professional career with the General American Life Insurance Company in 1958. He served in various actuarial management positions, 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.
From 1989 to 1993 he served as President and Chief Operating Officer for TIAA-CREF, and became CEO in January 1993.
Biggs is currently a Director of...
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