TAMIKO TOLAND LEADS THE EFFORT TO SHAPE THE DIALOGUE IN THE MARKET AROUND ANNUITIES AND LIFETIME INCOME. SHE SERVES AS A KEY VOICE IN THE INDUSTRY, SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH TO DEMYSTIFY RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS AND UNDERSTAND FORCES SHAPING MARKET TRENDS, WHILE BUILDING KEY PARTNERSHIPS TO DRIVE MORE AWARENESS ABOUT TIAA ACROSS THE RETIREMENT INDUSTRY. SHE WORKS WITH VARIOUS TEAMS TO INFORM FUTURE PRODUCT INNOVATION AND SIMPLIFY THE POSITIONING OF TIAA'S SOLUTIONS, ARTICULATING A CLIENT-CENTERED VIEW THAT CONVEYS CLARITY IN HOW THEY DELIVER ON THE MISSION. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, TAMIKO HAS FOCUSED ON TRACKING TRENDS AND KEY ISSUES ON RETIREMENT INCOME. HER UNIQUE VIEW COMES FROM HER EXPERIENCE AS A TRADE REPORTER, INDUSTRY OBSERVER AND THOUGHT LEADER. MANY KNOW HER FROM HER WORK WITH RESEARCH REPORTS AND RUNNING THE ANNUITY INSIGHT SERVICE FOR STRATEGIC INSIGHT. SHE CAME TO TIAA IN 2022 FROM CANNEX FINANCIAL EXCHANGES, WHERE SHE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF RETIREMENT MARKETS. TAMIKO RECEIVED THE 2021 EDUCATE PILLAR AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FIXED ANNUITIES (NAFA) FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANNUITY RETIREMENT EDUCATION.