Matt Benchener

Matt Benchener is a Vanguard Managing Director and leads the company’s U.S. Personal Investor division. Vanguard Personal Investor directly serves millions of individual investors with mutual funds, ETFs, personal advice and wealth management, brokerage services, digital experience, IRAs, college savings plans, and a variety of other offers, all aimed at giving investors the best chance for investment success. Mr. Benchener also serves as a member of Vanguard’s Senior Staff, the company’s 12-person executive leadership team.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Benchener led Vanguard’s Client Service and Operations organization, with responsibility for end-to-end operations, service, and execution for Vanguard Personal Investor. He earlier served as Vanguard Personal Investor Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for advertising, digital analytics, digital client experience and personalization, web and app presence, and broad communications for direct individual investors. He also led Vanguard’s Implementation Services organization, performing Defined Contribution plan conversion, set-up, data management, and money movement, and served as a senior manager in Vanguard’s Corporate Strategy department, where he led strategy and competitive analysis for a variety of Vanguard businesses.

Mr. Benchener earned his B.A. with honors from Johns Hopkins University, where he was a Presidential Trust Scholar, and his M.B.A. with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named to the Director’s List for academic achievement.