John Bogle Detailed Biography

Education
Employment Positions
Directorships and Trusteeships
Memberships and Committees
Honorary Degrees
Publications: Books
Publications: Article
Awards
Public Recognition
Other Achievements
Distinguished Lectures

Education: 1952–1959 University of Pennsylvania, Evening School of Business and Finance May 1951 Graduated from Princeton University, magna cum laude in Economics May 1947 Graduated from Blair Academy, cum laude   Return to top   Employment Positions: 2000–Present Founder, The Vanguard Group and President of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center 1996–2000 Senior Chairman, Vanguard 1974–1996 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard September 1974 Created The Vanguard Group 1970–1996 Chairman, Wellington Fund and associated funds 1967–January 1974 President, Wellington Management Company 1965–1967 Executive Vice President, Wellington 1962–1965 Administrative Vice President, Wellington 1955–1962 Assistant to the President, Wellington June 1951 Hired by Walter L. Morgan, Founder and Chairman, Wellington Management Company   Return to top   Directorships and Trusteeships: 1999–present     National Constitution Center, Chairman of the Board 2000–present Instinet Corporation, Director 1996–2002 American Indian College Fund, Trustee 1996–2000 Chris-Craft Industries, Director 1989     Princeton University Investment Company, Director 1981–1987 The American College, Trustee 1978–1999 Mead Corporation, Director & Chairman of Finance Committee 1975–2001 The General Accident Group of Insurance Companies, (later Commercial Union) Director 1974–1999 Vanguard Group, Director, Chairman, 1974–1996 1971–present Blair Academy, Trustee, Chairman, 1986–2001 1971–1991 Meritor Financial Group, Director 1971–1991 Bryn Mawr Hospital, Director and Chairman, Finance Committee   Return to top     Memberships and Committees: 2004 American Philosophical Society 2004 American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2003–Present Journal of Investment Management, Advisory Board 2003–Present Financial Analysts Journal, Advisory Council 2002–2003 Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise 2002–Present Phi Beta Kappa Society, Investment Committee 1997–2000 U.S. Independence Standards Board 1972–1976 National Association of Securities Dealers, Chairman, Investment Companies Committee 1972–1978 Princeton University, Economics Department Advisory Council (Chairman 1978) 1969–1974       Investment Company Institute, Board of Governors (Chairman 1969–70)   Return to top     Honorary Degrees: May 31, 2005 Princeton University, Doctor of Laws May 15, 2004 Pennsylvania State University, Doctor of Humane Letters June 14, 2003 Drexel University, Doctor of Business Administration May 23, 2001 New School University, Doctor of Laws May 13, 2001 Susquehanna University, Doctor of Laws December 15, 2000 Eastern University, Doctor of Humane Letters June 11, 2000 University of Rochester, Doctor of Laws October 22, 1999 University of Delaware, Doctor of Laws October 15, 1999 Albright College, Doctor of Humanities May 17, 1997 Widener University, Doctor of Humane Letters   Return to top     Publications:  Books 2002 Character Counts:  The Creation and Building of The Vanguard Group (McGraw-Hill) 2000 John Bogle on Investing:  The First 50 Years (McGraw-Hill) 1999 Common Sense on Mutual Funds:  New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor(Wiley) 1993 Bogle on Mutual Funds:  New Perspectives for the Intelligent Investor (Irwin) 1996 John Bogle and the Vanguard Experiment: One Man's Quest to Transform the Mutual Fund Industry (Written by Robert Slater, Irwin, 1996)   Return to top     Publications: Article 2003 CFA Magazine, Whether Markets are more Efficient or less Effective, Costs Matter 2003 Journal of Investment Management, Don't Count on it The Perils of Numeracy 2002 The Journal of Portfolio Management, An Index Fund Fundamentalist 2002 The Corporate Board, Has Corporate Governance Let Us Down? 1998 The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Implications of Style Analysis for Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation 1995 The Journal of Portfolio Management, The 1990s at the Halfway Mark 1992 The Journal of Portfolio Management, Selecting Equity Mutual Funds 1991 The Journal of Portfolio Management, Investing in the 1990s:  Remembrance of Things Past, and Things Yet to Come. 1997–2004 The Wall Street Journal, numerous op-eds 1999–2003 The New York Times, numerous op-eds   Return to top     Awards: 2004 Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia Good Citizenship Award 2004 Marketing Expo, Lifetime Achievement Award 2004 Institutional Investor Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 Yale School of Management, Legends of Leadership 2003 Better Business Bureau, Certificate of Commendation, 2002 Union League of Philadelphia, Founders Award for Business Leadership 2002 Franklin Celebration in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin Founders Award 2000 Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania's Business Leader of the Year 1999 Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson Award for distinguished achievement in the Nation's service 1999 Fixed Income Analysts Society, Inc., Hall of Fame 1999 PA Partnership for Economic Education, Adam Smith Distinguished Leadership Award 1999 National Association of Personal Financial Advisers, Special Achievement Award 1999 National Investment Company Service Association, Robert L. Gould Award 1998 Temple University, Musser Excellence in Leadership Award 1997 Assoc. for Investment Management and Research, Award for Professional Excellence 1997 Leadership in Financial Services (Macmillan Press Ltd), one of the Financial Leaders of the 20th Century 1995 Advancement for Delaware Valley Independent Schools, Award for Philanthropy to Independent Education, 1993 Financial Analysts of Philadelphia, Lifetime Award of Distinction 1992 Newcomen Society, Honor for innovation   Return to top     Public Recognition: 2004 TIME magazine, The Time 100—the world's 100 most powerful and influential people 2002–2004 Weekly program with Tyler Mathisen on CNBC 2001 Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Week, Hall of Fame 1999 FORTUNE magazine, One of the investment industry's four Giants of the 20th Century. 1999 Barron's—Investment Hall of Fame 1996 Fund Action Magazine, Fund Leader of the Year   Return to top     Other Achievements: 1999–2000 Henry Kaufmann Visiting Professor of Business, New York University 1999 Leadership Speakers Series, Fox School of Business Management, Temple University   Return to top     Distinguished Lectures: 2004 Washington State University, The Gary M. Brinson Distinguished Lecture 2004 University of Mississippi, Otho Smith Fellows Program Distinguished Lecture 2003 Vanderbilt University, The Owen School of Management—Distinguished Speaker Series 2003 Wake Forest University, Joseph A. Jones Lecture 2003 Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Community Forum Distinguished Speaker Series 2002 Cornell University, Park Distinguished Lecture Series 2002 Princeton University, Center for Economic Policy Studies 2002 Neeley School of Business, Executive Speaker Series 2002 Blair Academy, Hollerith Lecture Series 2000 New York University, Executive Lecture Series 2000 New York University, Seymour Jones Distinguished Lecture 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lincoln Laboratories), Distinguished Lecture Series 1998 Houston Club, Distinguished Speaker Series   Return to top Updated:  August 16, 2004 Return to main biography