Matt Benchener

Matt Benchener is Managing Director of Vanguard Personal Investor, which helps millions of individual investors achieve their financial goals. Vanguard Personal Investor provides clients with direct access to mutual funds, ETFs, personal advice and wealth management, brokerage services, IRAs, cash management, education savings, and a variety of other offers, all aimed at giving investors the best chance for investment success. The division serves over 9M clients and $2T in assets. Mr. Benchener also serves as a member of Vanguard’s executive team, responsible for firm-wide leadership, strategy, and capital allocation.

Since joining Vanguard in 2008, he’s held leadership roles across the organization, including Head of Personal Investor Client Service and Operations, Personal Investor Chief Marketing Officer, and senior roles in Vanguard’s Institutional and Corporate Strategy groups.

Mr. Benchener earned his BA from Johns Hopkins University and MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2023, he joined the Board of SIFMA, a leading trade association for broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers focused on building effective and resilient capital markets.