Prior to joining Saxena White, William Forgione served as a senior legal executive with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association(“TIAA”) and its subsidiaries for over 25 years. While at TIAA, he held a variety of leadership positions, including as Executive Vice President and General Counsel with TIAA Global Asset Management and Nuveen, a leading financial services group of companies that provides investment advice and portfolio management through TIAA and numerous investment advisors. He oversaw the legal, compliance and corporate governance aspects associated with the organization’s $900 billion investment portfolios and asset management businesses, including TIAA’s general account, various separate accounts, registered and unregistered funds and institutional investment mandates.

After graduating summa cum laude from Binghamton University with a B.S. in Accounting, Mr. Forgione received his J.D. Degree from Boston University. Among many industry associations, he has served as President and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Life Insurance Counsel, President and Trustee of the American College of Investment Counsel and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Life Insurance Council of New York. Mr. Forgione has spoken at many industry conferences and seminars and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Accounting and Law.

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