Joshua C. Barrickman, CFA, Principal of Vanguard and head of Vanguard’s Fixed Income Indexing Americas. He has been with Vanguard since 1998, has worked in investment management since 1999, has managed investment portfolios since 2005, and has co-managed the Fund since 2013. He has managed the Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds Global Bond Index Portfolio since its inception in 2017. Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University; M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Gerard C. O’Reilly, Principal of Vanguard Group, Inc. Gerard has been with Vanguard since 1992, has managed investment portfolios since 1994, O'Reilly has managed stock index portfolios since 1994. Education: B.S., Villanova University.

Tara Talone, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. She has been with Vanguard since 2006, has managed investment portfolios since 2018, and has co-managed the Fund since September 2022. Education: B.S., Saint JosephÂ’s University; M.B.A., The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Aurélie Denis, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. She has been with Vanguard since 2016, has worked in investment management since 2017, has managed investment portfolios since 2023, and has co-managed the Fund since February 2023. Education: B.S., Pennsylvania State University.

Michael R. Roach, CFA, Portfolio Manager. He has been with the Vanguard Group, Inc. since 1998; has worked in investment management since 2001. Education: B.S., Bloomsburg University; M.S., Drexel University.