John C Bogle

Entrepreneur

Birthday May 8, 1929

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace New Jersey

DEATH DATE Jan 16, 2019 (89)

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About

American entrepreneur who founded a successful mutual fund investment company called The Vanguard Group. He also wrote a bestselling nonfiction work entitled Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor.

Before Fame

He graduated from Princeton University in 1951 and subsequently worked at the Philadelphia and Boston-based Wellington Management Company.

Trivia

He served on the board of Yale University's Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance.

Family Life

Born in Montclair, New Jersey, he later settled in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania with his wife and his six children.

Associated With

He was succeeded by former U.S. President George Bush as Chairman of the Board of Philadelphia's National Constitution Center.