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Rodney Comegys

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Global Head of Equity Indexing Group at Vanguard
📍 Exton, Pennsylvania, United States

Rodney Comegys is the Global Head of Vanguards Equity Investment Group, responsible for over $5 trillion in equity index funds and ETFs. A long-tenured leader at the firm since 1999, his expertise includes index management, risk management, and trading systems. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

He has a strong interest in mentorship, having cultivated a group of recent college graduates as his Chiefs of Staff over several years. He actively promotes financial literacy, such as the use of 529 plans for college savings, reflecting a commitment to long-term investment principles for families.

Before his extensive career in finance, Rodney served as a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the U. S. Navy.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Equity Indexing Group
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Exton, Pennsylvania, United States
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Equity Indexing
As Global Head of the Equity Index Group, he manages Vanguard's $5 trillion portfolio of equity index funds and ETFs, making it his core professional focus.
ETF Innovation
His role involves launching new ETF products and he has publicly supported making ETFs easier for investors to use.
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Career

Work history

9-2018
Global Head of Equity Indexing Group
Vanguard
8-2017 - 8-2018
Global Head of Investment Risk Management
Vanguard
2-2014 - 8-2017
Head of Investments Asia-Pacific and Head of Equity Investment Group Asia-Pacific.
Vanguard
Nuclear Submarine Officer
US Navy
In the press

Media appearances

An Indexer's Ode to Active – Vanguard. Featured in Advisor Perspectives
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Vanguard's Equity Head Joins SEC Investor Advisory Committee. Featured in ThinkAdvisor
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Education
1998 - 1999
MBA
Harvard Business School
9-1990 - 8-1991
Master of Arts - MA
University of Pennsylvania
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