I. Steven Goldstein

I. Steven Goldstein is Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at TIAA-CREF. He oversees TIAA-CREF's marketing strategy, advertising, corporate communications and web strategy. In addition, Mr. Goldstein is responsible for the organization's relationships with federal and state government officials and educational associations.

Mr. Goldstein joined TIAA-CREF in 2003 after advising McKinsey & Company on restructuring its communications group and evaluating its global reputation.

Previously, he served as vice president and chief spokesperson for Dow Jones & Co. and its main subsidiary, The Wall Street Journal. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Goldstein served as vice president, and then senior vice president, of the Insurance Information Institute in New York, directing its press offices in New York, Washington and Los Angeles.

Earlier, he worked in the first Bush Administration as Assistant to the Secretary and as Director of the Office of Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior. He came to that position after working for several members of the U.S. House of Representatives. A Nashville, Tennessee native, Mr. Goldstein holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona. He began his professional career as a Social Studies and English teacher in a Tucson high school.