8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2006

                            NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Delaware                       1-11123                     36-3817266
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois                                   60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 917-7700

                                 Not Applicable
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02      Departure of Directors or Principal Officers: Election of
               Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(c) On April 27, 2006, Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing the appointment of Glenn R. Richter, 44, to its senior
management team as Chief Administrative Officer, effective May 30, 2006. Mr.
Richter currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of RR Donnelley & Sons, a position he has held since April 2005. Prior to that,
Mr. Richter served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ("Sears"). Mr. Richter joined Sears as Vice President and
Controller in February 2000. He was named Senior Vice President, Finance in July
2001 and held that position until October 2002. Mr. Richter served as Chief
Financial Officer of Sears since October 2002. He became Executive Vice
President in 2004.

Mr. Richter's annual base salary will be $500,000, and he will be entitled to a
guaranteed minimum cash bonus for 2006 in the amount of $437,500, reflecting his
partial year of employment with the Company. His target bonus for 2007 will be
$800,000 to $1,000,000. Subject to Compensation Committee approval, upon joining
the Company Mr. Richter will also receive $450,000 in restricted stock vesting
in three years, $450,000 in restricted stock vesting in six years and $450,000
in stock options vesting in three years. These equity awards will be issued
under the Company's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Mr. Richter will also receive an
additional cash sign on bonus of $320,000, the full amount of which will be
payable only if he is employed by the Company of February 1, 2007. If Mr.
Richter is terminated other than for cause prior to January 1, 2008, he will be
entitled to a severance payment of $500,000. He will also receive employee
benefits provided to other senior executives.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Richter and any other
persons pursuant to which he was appointed as an executive officer. The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

     99.1      Press release of Nuveen Investments, Inc. issued April 27, 2006
               (filed herewith)





                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                   NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.


                                   By:  /s/ John L. MacCarthy
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       John L. MacCarthy
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel


Dated:  May 3, 2006





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                            Description
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   99.1        Press release of Nuveen Investments, Inc. issued April 27, 2006
               (filed herewith)

EX-99.1

[NUVEEN INVESTMENTS LOGO]


FOR RELEASE AT 6:30 AM EDT                                  CONTACT: Chris Allen
                                                                  (312) 917-8331
                                                          chris.allen@nuveen.com


NUVEEN INVESTMENTS NAMES GLENN RICHTER AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

CHICAGO, April 27, 2006 - Nuveen Investments, a leading provider of diversified
investment services, today announced that Glenn Richter has been named to the
firm's senior management team as Chief Administrative Officer. This is a new
senior management position established to support the Company's significant
recent growth and future development efforts.

Richter currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of
RR Donnelley & Sons in Chicago. Prior to this, he was Executive Vice President
and CFO of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Chairman of Sears Canada, a
publicly-traded affiliate of Sears. Richter's professional background includes
finance and strategy positions at Dade Behring, a global medical diagnostics
firm, and PepsiCo, after starting his career as a management consultant at
McKinsey & Company. He will join Nuveen Investments at the end of May.

"Glenn brings us a range of corporate experiences and perspectives that should
contribute meaningfully to our continuing reinvestment in several business
platforms as a result of our significant growth over the past several years,"
said Tim Schwertfeger, Chairman & CEO of Nuveen Investments. "With the addition
of Glenn to our executive team, we strengthen our commitment to broaden our
business platforms and maintain our focus on securing the long-term goals of our
customers in a very high-quality manner."

Nuveen Investments provides high-quality investment services designed to help
secure the long-term goals of institutions and high-net-worth investors as well
as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments
markets its highly specialized investment teams, each with its own brand name
and area of expertise: NWQ, specializing in value-style equities; Nuveen,
managing fixed-income investments; Santa Barbara, committed to growth equities;
Tradewinds NWQ, specializing in global value equities; Rittenhouse, dedicated to
"blue-chip" growth equities; and Symphony, with expertise in alternative
investments as well as equity and credit strategies. The Company manages over
$145 billion in assets. Nuveen Investments is listed on The New York Stock
Exchange and trades under the symbol "JNC."


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