James T. Stephenson, CFA^®

Jim is a portfolio manager and equity analyst at Nuveen and manages multiple equity income and value strategies. Prior to this, he was an associate director of research, portfolio manager and equity analyst at Nuveen affiliate, NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC.

Prior to 2006, Jim spent seven years at Bel Air Investment Advisors, LLC, formerly a State Street Global Advisors Company, where he was a managing director and partner. Most recently, Jim was Chairman of the firm’s Equity Policy Committee and the portfolio manager for Bel Air’s Large Cap Core and Select strategies. Earlier in his career, he spent five years as an analyst and portfolio manager at ARCO Investment Management Company and served as an equity analyst at Trust Company of the West.

Jim graduated with a B.B.A. and M.S. in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he participated in the Applied Security Analysis Program. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst^® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts.