Jean Hynes

As the chief executive officer of Wellington Management Company LLP, Jean leads the firm in our mission to drive excellence for clients to positively impact millions of beneficiaries’ lives. In pursuit of that mission, she spends significant time meeting with clients globally as well as working to strengthen and support the firm’s people and capabilities. She also serves on a variety of internal management committees, including the executive, operating, and compensation committees. In addition, she is one of the firm’s managing partners, who are responsible for governance of the Wellington Management partnership, and she is the portfolio manager of the Vanguard Healthcare Fund.

Throughout her 30 years at the firm, Jean has been a member of Wellington’s Global Industry Research Group and previously has had a number of responsibilities including researching the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, serving as a health care portfolio manager for a number of long and long/short strategies, and leading the Health Care Sector Research Team.

Jean joined Wellington Management upon her graduation from Wellesley College (1991), where she was awarded a BA in economics. Additionally, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston. She is also a member of the Investment Committee at Wellesley College.