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Lead the product specialist team in driving success through commercial positioning and product strategy for the Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity and Templeton Global Equity Group product ranges across distribution channels and geographies.

Served as the product expert and product champion for the Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity platform. Represented the investment team to both internal and external clients across all levels to promote and defend the investment strategies and competitively position the product line.

Led team responsible for US client relationships, investment communications and client implementation:- Conducted investment analysis of markets, strategies and portfolios. Developed commentaries, quarterly review materials, RFP responses and topical content.- Articulated investment philosophy, process and results to consultants, clients and prospects.- Directly responsible for retention and development of over a dozen significant client relationships.

External-facing investment professional and one of the key communicators for the Quantitative Equity and Asset Allocation Group: - Articulated the investment process in marketing, sales and client servicing activities to intermediary and institutional clients/prospects. Conducted presentations for finals, consultant roadshows, and in other one-on-one, committee, group and audience settings. - Reviewed and interpreted investment analytics such as performance attribution… Show more External-facing investment professional and one of the key communicators for the Quantitative Equity and Asset Allocation Group: - Articulated the investment process in marketing, sales and client servicing activities to intermediary and institutional clients/prospects. Conducted presentations for finals, consultant roadshows, and in other one-on-one, committee, group and audience settings. - Reviewed and interpreted investment analytics such as performance attribution, and created narratives to help clients understand the investment process. - Served as internal resource on the positioning of strategies in the marketplace. Show less

Led product design, portfolio management and strategy development for international equity iShares ETFs: - Oversaw the ETF investment process and ran optimized portfolios with risk/return, tax efficiency and tradability objectives. - Led investment team in the design, launch and day-to-day management of twenty new international/emerging equity funds including iShares EAFE and iShares Emerging Markets. - Developed external-facing materials and served as subject… Show more Led product design, portfolio management and strategy development for international equity iShares ETFs: - Oversaw the ETF investment process and ran optimized portfolios with risk/return, tax efficiency and tradability objectives. - Led investment team in the design, launch and day-to-day management of twenty new international/emerging equity funds including iShares EAFE and iShares Emerging Markets. - Developed external-facing materials and served as subject expert in marketing and sales activities.Managed institutional emerging markets equity strategies, including broad-based EM portfolios as well as Latin America/emerging Asia regional portfolios. Show less

Traded equity programs, futures and swaps in European, U.S. and Asian markets.Conducted investment analysis for institutional structured active equity portfolios.