John H. Biggs

John H. Biggs is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF. Mr. Biggs served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF (national teachers' pension fund) from January 1993 until November 2002. He is currently a director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research and a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Biggs became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 1993. Previously, ... more

John H. Biggs is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF. Mr. Biggs served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF (national teachers' pension fund) from January 1993 until November 2002. He is currently a director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research and a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Biggs became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 1993. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1989-1993. Mr. Biggs began his professional career with the General American Life Insurance Company in 1958. He served in various actuarial management positions for the company 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. A native of St. Louis, Mr. Biggs earned an A.B. degree in classics... less