Dean Skinner is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2019. Prior to his current role, his background includes positions in education and retail, such as Daniel's College of Business and Blick Art Materials. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management services, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Jorge Alban Palacios is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he has a rental property investment in Texas. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of management options including model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Thomas Damato is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017 and previously was with BB&T and BB&T Investment Services from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of H&D Farms LLC, involved in farming activities including raising cattle and growing hay for local sale. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.