Steve M. Hlavin

Steve is a managing director and portfolio manager at Nuveen. As a member of the High Yield Municipal Portfolio Management Team he is responsible for supporting all High Yield Municipal strategies and is specifically responsible for managing the Enhanced High Yield Municipal Bond, High Yield Municipal Opportunities LP, Municipal Opportunities and Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Strategies. He oversees a number of state specific, tax-exempt portfolios including the Kansas Municipal Bond, Louisiana Municipal Bond and Wisconsin Municipal Bond strategies. Steve is also responsible for the tender option bond/inverse floating rate program used by some of the firm’s closed-end and open-end funds.

Steve began his career with Nuveen in 2003, also working as a senior analyst responsible for risk management and performance measurement processes, developing yield curve strategies and portfolio optimization techniques.

Steve graduated with a B.A. in Finance and Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from Miami University.