Vanguard has hired Tonya Robinson as general counsel and managing director of its legal division. Robinson, who will join Vanguard in October, will be responsible for all legal and compliance activities, public policy and investment stewardship. She will also be secretary of the Vanguard board and Vanguard funds.
Robinson is joining the firm from KPMG, where she has been vice chair and general counsel for legal, regulatory and compliance since 2017.
Before moving to KPMG, Robinson was acting general counsel of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to her LinkedIn profile, she had previously been principal deputy general counsel with the department. Between 2012 and 2014 she was special assistant to former president Barack Obama for justice and regulatory policy. Before her time in government, she was a partner with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (also referred to as WilmerHale).
Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji says in a statement: ‘Tonya is an accomplished lawyer and trusted business leader who brings extensive experience in the public and private sectors. She has spent her career championing access and transparency for individuals across a range of issues and amid increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscapes. We are pleased to add her counsel, business acumen and policy expertise to further our mission of giving individual investors the best chance for investment success.’
Ben Maiden
Ben Maiden is the editor-at-large of Governance Intelligence, an IR Media publication, having joined the company in December 2016. He is based in New York. Ben was previously managing editor of Compliance Reporter, covering regulatory and compliance...
