Richard Essig

Biography

Richard Essig currently serves as the Head of Advice Offer Strategy at The Vanguard Group with responsibility for the go-to-market strategy for Vanguard's first Fintech SaaS business. Prior to joining Vanguard, Richard was the founder and CEO of Hubble Financial, an information technology company that provides business intelligence to the financial services and insurance industry. Previously, Richard held a variety of commercial leadership roles in corporate strategy, marketing, and sales in the financial services and healthcare industries.

Richard holds a B.S. in Microbiology from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a M.S. in Finance from the University of Delaware, and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Richard serves as an adjunct marketing faculty member at his alma mater, West Chester University and is an executive mentor at The University of Delaware. In his spare time, Richard enjoys being outdoors, chess, photography and supporting Philadelphia sports team. Richard is a Marketing major focusing on consumer behavior. His research explores topics including, product ratings, persuasion and firm size.