La Salle University’s 2009 Economic Outlook Forum to
Feature Vanguard’s Gus Sauter

George U. "Gus" Sauter, chief investment officer and managing director of Vanguard Group Inc., will be the featured speaker at La Salle University’s 2009 Economic Outlook Forum. The event, hosted by La Salle’s School of Business and the Business Network at The Union League of Philadelphia, will be held on Tuesday, January 27 at noon at The Union League.

Sauter’s presentation, "With the Economy Now Struggling with Softness from the Subprime Lending Crisis, Will the Next Concern be Inflation?" will offer the audience an expert and well-researched overview of today’s current turbulent global economy.

"Gus Sauter has led the charge at Vanguard for investors to avoid a panic mentality during these troubling financial times.  For most of us, we are trying to develop strategies to conserve our capital, recoup our losses, and ensure a return that will support our long-term financial goals," said Paul Brazina, Dean of La Salle’s School of Business.

"The question is:  Where do we go from here?  Sauter’s presentation at the 2009 Economic Outlook will give us the benefit of interacting with one of the leaders in the design of mutual fund portfolios," said Brazina.

Often referred to as an "index-fund guru" within the investment world, Sauter has been interviewed by countless financial media outlets such as Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and Market Watch. As chief investment officer, he is responsible for more than $900 billion managed by Vanguard Fixed Income and Quantitative Equity Groups. The funds managed by these two groups include equity index funds, active bond funds, money market funds, and active quantitative equity funds.

Sauter joined Vanguard in the fall of 1987, just two weeks before the October 19 stock market crash. Prior to Vanguard, he was a trust investment officer with The First National Bank of Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth University and a MBA in finance from The University of Chicago.