Vanguard Hires Digital Assets Head Amid Cryptocurrency Expansion

Vanguard is taking its digital assets push to the next level by hiring a senior executive to oversee its Personal Wealth division's strategy and execution. The company, which manages about $12 trillion in global assets under management, is recruiting for a Head of Digital Assets position that will cover tokenization, stablecoins, custody, settlement, governance, compliance, and client-facing capabilities.

The new role highlights a gap between access and strategy at Vanguard. While the company's clients can now invest in externally managed crypto funds through its brokerage platform, there has been no clear framework for digital assets across advisory services, custody models, and operations.

The hiring initiative follows Vanguard's December 2025 brokerage shift, when it began allowing clients to trade certain third-party cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds. Those offerings included funds tracking Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and Solana, giving Vanguard clients indirect exposure to digital assets through its platform.