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Ann L. Combs is a Vanguard principal and leads the firm's governmental relations activities as well as the strategic retirement consulting group. She is responsible for representing the interests of Vanguard and its shareholders in Washington, D.C., and has oversight responsibilities for Vanguard’s retirement policy, research, and plan consulting activities. Before arriving at Vanguard, Combs was the Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security (EBSA) from 2001 to 2006, where she had a pivotal role in formulating the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Before her government role, Combs was vice president and chief counsel for pensions and retirement at the American Council of Life Insurers and a principal of William M. Mercer Inc. Combs is a member of the Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Publications Advisory Board. She received a B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. degree from George Washington University.
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