Kritzmire joined Nuveen Investments in 1999 as Vice President and Director, Client Development to develop the firm's customer relationship management strategy across multiple product platforms and sales channels. Previously in her career, she held senior marketing positions with Abbott Laboratories and served in sales, engineering, and consulting capacities with IBM Corporation.

She received an M.B.A. in marketing and finance, with distinction, from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. cum laude in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. She is also a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute's Wharton program and is Series 3, 7, 24, 63, and 65 licensed.