Vanguard

Chicago – October 14, 2026 -- Choreo, LLC has named Gabriel Rodriguez, a former Senior Vice President of Technology at LPL Financial, as Chief Technology Officer, tasking him with building the technology foundation for the wealth management firm's next phase of growth.

Rodriguez reports to CEO Jason Van de Loo from Charlotte

Rodriguez will report to Chief Executive Officer Jason Van de Loo and join the executive leadership team. He will be based in Choreo's Charlotte, North Carolina office.

Mandate centers on a connected platform and AI-driven advisor capacity

Rodriguez will create a connected platform that helps advisor teams deliver coordinated tax and wealth advice consistently as the firm scales. He will use AI to expand advisor capacity. He will also strengthen the planning, reporting and client engagement tools advisors use daily, backed by training to support adoption.

Valley Forge, Pa. – September 16, 2026 -- Vanguard ranked third among 17 retirement plan providers for website experience and fourth for mobile app experience in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study, with both channels scoring above industry averages.

Vanguard outperforms industry average across all four measured categories

The firm scored above the industry benchmark in design, system performance, information and content, and tools and capabilities, according to the study, which surveyed more than 6,500 retirement plan participants between May and July 2026. JD Power evaluated the 17 providers on a 1,000-point scale and, for the first time, ranked mobile applications and websites separately.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 15, 2026 -- MIT Technology Review will cap in-person attendance at its EmTech Future 2026 conference to 500 participants, running September 29 through October 1 on the MIT campus and online under the theme "Convergence."

Event examines intersection of AI, quantum computing, and energy systems

The reimagined flagship conference from MIT Technology Review will use keynotes, interviews, and guided experiences to explore how AI, quantum technologies, and energy infrastructure are beginning to intersect. Agenda tracks include "At the Frontier of Intelligence," covering reasoning and multimodal AI systems, and "At the Quantum Frontier," focused on breakthroughs moving quantum computing from lab to practical deployment.