VANGUARD TEAM
KEN BANTA
Founder & CEO
Ken founded Vanguard in 2014 and leads all of Vanguard's activities in the Network, and with advisory clients.
TONY POWE
COO
Tony leads the day-to-day operations of Vanguard, and runs the finance department.
RICHARD HULME
Managing Director
Richard is a Senior Consultant with The Vanguard Network.
He has over 25 years of experience in strategy consulting, global operations, and organizational excellence. Richard has a BS (Biology) from William & Mary and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
CONNOR PAYNE
Manager, Operations & Strategic Communications
Connor oversees the execution of large projects, assisting in the coordination of resources, timelines, and deliverables.
Connor has worked with several startups and holds a BA in Management and Management Information Systems from Grand Valley State University.
HOPE NOVAK
Executive Assistant
Hope is an Executive Assistant with 10 years of experience supporting C-suite executives. She obtained a BS at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey where she graduated cum laude.
DICK MOSHER
Senior Advisor
Dick is a Senior Advisor to the Vanguard Network.
KEN STONE
Content Director
Ken Stone produces and edits Vanguard's digital content, and serves as lead moderator for programming. Ken comes to Vanguard with many years of experience as a television news anchor, and film producer.
FELIPE RICO
Senior Client
Relationship Officer
Felipe supports business development and underwriting efforts. His career journey has led him from studying and teaching English to sales and marketing, and recently onto fundraising at Amherst where he graduated in 2016.
NICO KENARY
Member & Client
Relations Lead
Nico leads the marketing and business development side of Vanguard. Nico spent a year working on a ranch south of Casper, Wyoming and is an Amherst graduate.
GARRICK ISERT
Director of GC Network
Garrick Isert is a senior consultant for leadership development and coaching. Garrick leads important programs for C-suite members of Vanguard and also provides leadership advisory for individual clients.
SETH KAUFMAN
Editorial Director
Seth oversees content creation and editing of blogs, videos and articles. A former journalist, editor and e-commerce VP, Seth has ghosted and collaborated on fifteen books in the last five years