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10 Vanguard legal leaders
These ten current and former Vanguard legal leaders have held deputy and associate general counsel roles and headed legal teams at Vanguard, covering funds and fund boards, brokerage, corporate governance, IP, antitrust, disclosure and the international and Canadian legal functions. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Vanguard from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Angela Nikolakakos
LinkedInExperience: Head of OGC, Canada · Vanguard
Head of OGC, Canada at Vanguard since July 2026, after serving as Head of Legal, Canada & Corporate Secretary there (2024–2026). Angela Nikolakakos also serves on the board of Lymphoma Canada, where the profile lists Chair of the Board of Directors (2024–2026) and Vice Chair since June 2026.
Beth Morales Singh
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Head of Corporate Law / Governance · Vanguard
Associate General Counsel, Head of Corporate Law / Governance at Vanguard since November 2021. At Vanguard Beth Morales Singh was also Senior Counsel, Corporate Law / Governance (2019–2021), Associate Counsel, Corporate Legal Services (2017–2019) and Head of Legal and Compliance, Latin America and Caribbean (2015–2017).
Claire Burke
LinkedInExperience: Former Associate General Counsel, Head of Disclosure Legal and Head of AI Strategy for OGC · Vanguard
Former Associate General Counsel, Head of Disclosure Legal and Head of AI Strategy for OGC at Vanguard (2023–2026), now Head of OGC Operations and Administration there since July 2026. Claire Burke was also Chief Compliance Officer, Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (2017–2023) and earlier held senior compliance and counsel roles at Vanguard.
Jake Bishop
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Marketing and Communications Legal · Vanguard
Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Marketing and Communications Legal at Vanguard since May 2022, tagged at director level. At Vanguard Jake Bishop was also Associate General Counsel, Head of IT and Security Legal (2019–2022) and Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property (2018–2019), and earlier worked as an intellectual property associate at Dechert LLP (2006–2018).
Laura Bautista
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Head of Mutual Fund Legal Team · Vanguard
Associate General Counsel, Head of Mutual Fund Legal Team at Vanguard since May 2023, after serving as Assistant General Counsel there (2021–2023) and Associate Counsel (2017–2021). Laura Bautista also lists Adjunct Professor at the Fox School of Business at Temple University since 2021 and Associate General Counsel at Marquette University (2015–2017).
Laura Merianos
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Vanguard
Deputy General Counsel at Vanguard since November 2021, based in London; a highlight gives the title as Deputy General Counsel and Head of International OGC. Laura Merianos also lists Principal at Vanguard since 2004 and earlier worked as an associate at Jones Day (2000–2004).
Linda Cenedella
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - Antitrust · Vanguard
Associate General Counsel - Antitrust at Vanguard since August 2024, tagged at director level. Linda Cenedella previously held Antitrust Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (2020–2024) and Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel roles in bank regulatory, litigation and regulatory investigations legal at JPMorganChase (2010–2020).
Michael Drayo
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Head of U.S. Fund Board Governance · Vanguard
Associate General Counsel, Head of U.S. Fund Board Governance at Vanguard since April 2023, after serving as Associate General Counsel Head of Funds and Advisors there (2017–2023). A highlight describes Michael Drayo as a senior fund lawyer with a focus on the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act.
Rosalynn Hsu Cormier
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Enterprise Brokerage Services & Sales Legal, Associate GC · Vanguard
Former Head of Enterprise Brokerage Services & Sales Legal, Associate GC at Vanguard (2020–2025); a highlight says the role led the broker-dealer and sales legal teams advising the Personal Investor and Wealth Management businesses. Rosalynn Hsu Cormier was also Head of Financial Advisor Services Legal there (2017–2020) and Head of Structured Products & Global Treasury Legal, Managing Director at Citi (2006–2017).
Stephanie Napier
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel - Retirement, Third-Party Distribution and Strategic Transactions · Vanguard
Deputy General Counsel - Retirement, Third-Party Distribution and Strategic Transactions at Vanguard since August 2025; a highlight says Stephanie Napier leads the legal team advising Vanguard retirement services, third-party investment distribution and strategic transactions. At Vanguard Stephanie Napier was also Associate General Counsel, Head of IIG and FAS Legal (2020–2023) and Head of IIG Legal (2017–2020).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize legal teams around fund, brokerage and corporate work at a large asset manager?
- 02What does a fund board governance legal team handle day to day?
- 03How do you split legal work between the United States office and international legal teams?
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