About me
Michael Katona, CFA, ASA, is a portfolio manager in Vanguard's Stable Value Management team, managing the stable value assets for defined contribution and 529 plans as well as wrap provider allocations and relationships. Prior to this role, Mike led a team of investment professionals in Vanguard’s Nonprofit Pension Insurance Solutions group, where he and his team were responsible for providing asset allocation modeling, portfolio construction recommendations and ongoing portfolio management to endowment, foundation, and defined benefit clients. Before joining Vanguard in 2020, Mike worked at Prudential as their lead pricing actuary for general account stable value products and gained significant experience in pricing and valuing stable value wrap products. His previous experience also includes working as a retirement actuary for Mercer and an investment advisor for myCIO Wealth Partners. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Statistics from the University of Florida. He is a CFA® charterholder and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries.
