TIAA, formerly TIAA—CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association—College Retirement Equities Fund), is a Fortune 100 financial services organization that is the leading retirement provider of financial services for the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental industries. TIAA serves over 5 million active and retired employees participating at more than 15,000 institutions and has $938 billion[2] in combined assets under management with holdings in more than 50 countries (as of March 31, 2017).
The Waterford 5K, started 2007, is a charity 5K run held each November in Miami, Florida.