50+
years of fixed income investment expertise
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Sonal Desai
Sonal Desai, Ph.D. is the executive vice president and chief investment officer for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. Dr. Desai is responsible for overseeing Franklin's Municipal, Corporate Credit, Floating Rate, Multisector, Global (including Emerging Markets), and Money Market Fixed Income teams.
Our sector team leaders
Deep and experienced fixed income sector teams led by seasoned leaders.
Global Sovereign/Emerging Markets
John Beck
Joined Franklin Templeton in 1990
David Zahn, CFA
Joined Franklin Templeton in 2006
Nicholas Hardingham, CFA
Joined Franklin Templeton in 2002
Mohieddine Kronfol
Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager, Global Sukuk and MENA Fixed Income
Securitized Products
Paul Varunok
Senior Vice President, Director of Securitized Research and Trading, Portfolio Manager
Bank Loans
Reema Agarwal, CFA
Joined Franklin Templeton in 2004
Municipals
Ben Barber, CFA
Joined Franklin Templeton in 2020
Multi-Sector
Michael V. Salm
SVP, Director, Head of Multisector and Securitized Strategies
Joined Putnam in 1997 (Acquired by Franklin Templeton in 2024)
Patrick Klein, Ph.D.
Head of Multi-Sector Portfolio Management
Albert Chan, CFA
Head of Portfolio Construction/Analytics
Paul Varunok
Co-Head of Securitized Products
(MBS/CMBS/RMBS/ABS)
Jatin Misra, Ph.D., CFA
Co-Head of Securitized Products
(MBS/CMBS/RMBS/ABS)
Steven Horner, CFA
Co-Head of Stable Value
Jo Anne Ferullo, CFA
Co-Head of Stable Value
Data Science & Digital Lending Strategies
Roger Bayston, CFA
Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Assets
Anthony Pecore
Senior Vice President, Director Digital Asset Management
How we stack up¹
180+
dedicated fixed income professionals around the world
US$211
billions in fixed income assets under management1
18
risk management professionals
1. As of December 31, 2024
A History of Innovation
1970s
Government and Municipal Corporate Credit
Established Franklin Templeton Fixed Income and government, credit, and tax-free strategies.
1980s
Mortgage- and -Asset-Backed Securities
Developed double tax-free, securitized, and global bond strategies.
1990s
Unconstrained/Multisector
Established first local asset management fixed income team.
2000s
Bank Loans Quantitative Science
Established Quantitative Science Team and developed emerging markets and floating rate loan strategies.
2010s
Marketplace Lending Digital Lending
Strategic acquisitions to address market disruptions. Enhanced investment process by adding quantitative and data science to complement fundamental research.
2020s
R&D Lab Technology
Creating tokenized, Blockchain-enabled, FinTech, and Digital Lending strategies.
