Episode 14: Sean Hagerty

Sean Hagerty, Managing Director of Vanguard Europe

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In this episode:

Abraham and Sean delve into the details on:

• Sean’s role as Managing Director of Vanguard Europe and his career to date

• An overview of Vanguard’s business in Europe today

• The driver behind Vanguard’s foray into financial advice

• Why Vanguard’s investment approach is proving so popular

• The 10th anniversary of LifeStrategy Funds – and the secret behind their success

• What’s in the pipeline for Vanguard

• Sean’s investment strategy and plans for retirement

Guest profile

Sean is the managing director for Vanguard Europe and is responsible for leading the operations and distribution efforts of the European business.

Prior to this role, Sean was a principal in the Portfolio Review Department in the United States, responsible for overseeing all of Vanguard’s mutual funds and ETFs, assessing fund performance and portfolio consistency, and monitoring Vanguard’s external advisors. He then moved to London in 2016.

Since joining Vanguard in 1997, Sean has been head of Corporate Strategy and principal of Retail Marketing and Communications, and he has held various management positions in Vanguard’s institutional business. Before Vanguard, he worked for PNC Bank and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.

Sean earned a B.B.A. from St. Bonaventure University and an M.S. in communications from Villanova University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.