Mr. Ward spent 36 years with TIAA, the nation’s preeminent provider of defined contribution retirement plans for colleges, universities, hospitals and other nonprofit organizations. He served in a variety of senior level positions throughout his career assisting plan sponsors in the design and administration of their retirement and tax-deferred savings programs. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Manhattan College in 1987. Rich and his wife Carol were married in Colorado and now reside in Virginia Beach where they enjoy spending time with their daughters, Alison, Kaleigh and granddaughter Reagan.