We’re taping this podcast at the Morningstar Investment Conference, where we’re delighted to be joined by Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji, who joined Vanguard just about a year ago. Prior to joining Vanguard, Salim was a senior leader at BlackRock, where his most recent position was as global head of iShares and index investing. Before that, he was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company. Salim started his career as a lawyer at Clifford Chance in London and Hong Kong.

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Vanguard Announces Appointment of Salim Ramji as New CEO

A message From Salim Ramji

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Vanguard Chooses an Outsider as Its New CEO, by Daniel Sotiroff, Morningstar.com, May 14, 2024.

Vanguard’s New CEO: The Story Everyone Is Missing, by Susan Dziubinski and Daniel Sotiroff, Morningstar.com, April 22, 2025.

Ramji Discusses Vanguard at 50 With Wall Street Week, May 22, 2025.

2025 Morningstar Investment Conference: How to Invest Today, Laura Lallos, Morningstar.com, June 27, 2025.

Vanguard CEO on Outages, Expansion Plans and Culture, Bloomberg, Aug. 5, 2024.

2025 MIC: Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji on AI, Fees, and the Future of the Firm, Hedge Fund Alpha, June 27, 2025.

Vanguard Unveils Generative AI Client Summaries for Financial Advisors, Vanguard, May 5, 2025.

Automated Investing With Digital Advisor

The Best Robo-Advisors of 2025, Dan Culloton, Morningstar.com, May 2, 2025.

How Vanguard plans to play disruptor again, by Brooke Masters, Financial Times, Feb. 11, 2025.

Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji cools the jets on private assets, by Tania Mitra, Citywire, June 26, 2025.

Vanguard CEO says its public-private efforts rooted in partnerships, not acquisitions, by Rob Kozlowski, Pensions & Investments, June 26, 2025.

Vanguard sets sights on private markets (at the right price), by Lachlan Maddock, Investment Magazine, March 5, 2025.

Salim Ramji: The Industry Uses Complexity As a Mask to Charge More

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