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==Career == |
==Career == |
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Brennan joined Vanguard in 1982. For many years he served as the company's president alongside [[John C. Bogle]] who was Vanguard's founder and CEO. |
Brennan joined Vanguard in 1982<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fasb.org/faf/brennan_bio.shtml|title=John J. Brennan Bio|website=www.fasb.org|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>. For many years he served as the company's president alongside [[John C. Bogle]] who was Vanguard's founder and CEO. When Bogle stepped down from his chairmanship in 1996, Brennan was his hand-picked successor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-16/john-bogle-vanguard-founder-who-advocated-low-fees-dies-at-89|title=Bloomberg - Are you a robot?|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>. |
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He also was chairman of the [[Investment Company Institute]], a trade organization representing mutual fund companies. He has chaired the Board of Trustees of the [[University of Notre Dame]]<ref name = ND>{{cite web|title=John Brennan elected chair of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees|url=http://news.nd.edu/news/61845-john-brennan-elected-chair-of-notre-dames-board-of-trustees/|website=University of Notre Dame|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> and has been an independent director of [[General Electric]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John J. Brennan|url=http://www.ge.com/about-us/leadership/profiles/john-j-brennan|website=GE|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> He is also the chairman of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). |
He also was chairman of the [[Investment Company Institute]], a trade organization representing mutual fund companies<ref name=":0" />. He has chaired the Board of Trustees of the [[University of Notre Dame]]<ref name = ND>{{cite web|title=John Brennan elected chair of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees|url=http://news.nd.edu/news/61845-john-brennan-elected-chair-of-notre-dames-board-of-trustees/|website=University of Notre Dame|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> and has been an independent director of [[General Electric]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John J. Brennan|url=http://www.ge.com/about-us/leadership/profiles/john-j-brennan|website=GE|accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> He is also the chairman of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)<ref name=":0" />. |
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==Personal life == |
==Personal life == |
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John J. Brennan (born 1954), also known as Jack Brennan, served as Chairman of The Vanguard Group from 1996 to 2009, and was Vanguard CEO from 1996 until he was succeeded by William McNabb in 2008.[1]
Career
Brennan joined Vanguard in 1982[2]. For many years he served as the company's president alongside John C. Bogle who was Vanguard's founder and CEO. When Bogle stepped down from his chairmanship in 1996, Brennan was his hand-picked successor[3].
He also was chairman of the Investment Company Institute, a trade organization representing mutual fund companies[2]. He has chaired the Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame[4] and has been an independent director of General Electric.[5] He is also the chairman of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)[2].
Personal life
Brennan grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts, and attended Dartmouth College where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.[4] Brennan's father, Frank Brennan, was chief executive at Union Warren Savings Bank in Boston.
References
- ^ Vanguard Website: An interview with Vanguard’s CEO
- ^ a b c "John J. Brennan Bio". www.fasb.org. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ a b "John Brennan elected chair of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "John J. Brennan". GE. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
External links
- Barrett, Amy (August 23, 1997). "Vanguard's New Boss: 'Being Famous Was Never On My Agenda'". Business Week. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
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