TIAA-CREF Recognized in Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TIAA-CREF is proud to be among companies that earned a top rating of 100 percent in The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's eighth annual Corporate Equality Index, a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America. The index assesses corporate practices in areas ranging from non-discrimination to benefits for domestic partners.

“We are honored to be acknowledged for our efforts to build a diverse and inclusive place to work,” said Renee Alexander Sherrod, TIAA-CREF’s head of Diversity and Community Affairs. “Encompassing gender identity in our non-discrimination policies, providing domestic partner benefits and taking other steps to build an inclusive workplace all reflect our view that TIAA-CREF’s strength lies in the varied abilities and perspectives that we can only achieve through diversity.”

TIAA-CREF is a member of the Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness, which advocates for passage of the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

For more information on The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's eighth annual Corporate Equality Index, see http://www.hrc.org/issues/workplace/cei.htm.

About TIAA-CREF

The TIAA-CREF group of companies is a national financial services organization with nearly $374 billion in combined assets under management (as of 06/30/09) and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.

TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC and Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., members FINRA, distribute securities products.

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