Sam Mindlin is a Senior Director and the Head of Business Development at TIAA Ventures. TIAA Ventures is the corporate venture arm of TIAA, a leading retirement and investment provider. Sam leads portfolio development and business development for the fund. He connects portfolio companies with the business units that can use their technology. His investment work spans fintech, insurtech, and AI. Sam Mindlin speaks at the 2026 InsurTech Spring Conference in the fireside chat “Helping Advisors Sell Insurance & Annuities,” moderated by Laura Dinan Haber.
Sam has been with TIAA for more than five years. He first joined as an Associate in Corporate Strategy and Development. There he advised the company’s Executive Committee on enterprise strategy. He later served as Director of Business Insights in the Transformation Office. That work supported TIAA’s multi-year enterprise transformation.
Before TIAA, Sam spent four years at Intercontinental Exchange. He served as a Product Manager for ICE Bonds. Earlier, he was a Senior Analyst in Corporate Finance and Development. He led financial planning for two ICE business segments. He also worked on M&A, completing two acquisitions and a divestiture. He began his career as an investment banking analyst at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Sam earned an MBA in Strategy and Technology from Columbia Business School. He also holds a BA in Economics from the University of Rochester.
