> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.aera.finance/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.aera.finance/v1-archive/guides/vault-guardians.md).

# Vault Guardians

Vault Guardians control Aera vault parameters to balance risk / return in accordance with the [Objective Function](/v1-archive/concepts/objective-function.md). We expect Vault Guardians to be sophisticated industry participants who:

* Act purely in the interest of the treasury
* Are able to develop capabiltities in on-chain data extraction and processing
* Have the competency required to participate in portfolio construction according to a pre-defined objective function.

Please see the [Contact Us](/contact-us.md)to express interest being a Vault Guardian.