Mortimer J. Buckley

Former Chairman and CEO, The Vanguard Group
Mortimer J. Buckley
Biography of Mortimer J. Buckley

Boeing director since: 2025

Professional highlights:

  • Chairman and CEO, The Vanguard Group (Chairman 2019-2024; CEO 2018-2024; President 2017-2024)
  • Chief Investment Officer, The Vanguard Group (2013-2017)
  • Head of the Retail Investor Group, The Vanguard Group (2006-2012)
  • Chief Information Officer, The Vanguard Group (2001-2006)

Independent: Yes

Other current public company directorships:

  • Pfizer, Inc.

Mr. Buckley brings to the Board 25 years of executive leadership, with extensive expertise in investment management, financial oversight, cybersecurity, digital technology, talent management, corporate governance and capital allocation. As the former Chairman and CEO of Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management firms, Mr. Buckley has a deep understanding of the global financial markets, asset management strategies and investor perspectives. He spent a career delivering long-term value to clients and guided Vanguard through changing market dynamics, organizational growth, shifting regulatory environments, and significant technological transformation. At Vanguard, he drove the growth of new business lines in advice and ETFs, globalized investment management, advanced cybersecurity and modernized digital capabilities. Mr. Buckley also previously served on the board of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and chaired the board of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where a culture of safety and quality is paramount.

Mr. Buckley is a member of the Finance Committee and the Governance & Public Policy Committee.