Drake is a Senior Director on Nuveen Natural Capital's US Row Crop team, which is responsible for initiating new row crop investments as well as managing Nuveen Natural Capital's current portfolio of over 100 individual properties totaling over 260,000 acres of tillable farmland.

Drake Joined Nuveen Natural Capital in 2016 and is responsible for managing a variety of assets throughout the Mississippi Delta region as well as California. Drake plays an integral role in developing and executing large-scale capital improvement projects across NNC's portfolio.

Drake holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business and a Master of Science in Agriculture Economics from the University of Arkansas.