Brendan Circle, CFA

Brendan Circle is a senior vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Income Investors.

Mr. Circle serves as a co-manager of Franklin Income Fund and related portfolios, as well as co-lead for Franklin Managed Income Fund.

Previously, Mr. Circle served as a research analyst for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, focusing on high yield corporate bonds. Before joining Franklin Templeton in 2014, Mr. Circle worked as a senior portfolio management associate at PIMCO, specializing in Global Investment Grade Credit portfolio strategies.

Mr. Circle holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Princeton University and an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco.