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Jenny Johnson — Chief Executive Officer · Franklin Templeton · United States.
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Jenny Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton. She joined the firm in 1988 and held leadership roles in all major divisions of the business before becoming CEO in February 2020. She led the historic acquisition of Legg Mason in 2020 and has been named to Barron's list of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance.
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Experience
President and COO
Franklin Templeton · San Mateo
Dec 2016 – Feb 2020
Jenny Johnson is president and chief operating officer of Franklin Resources, Inc. Ms. Johnson oversees the majority of investment management and all related investment management support services. She is also responsible for Franklin Templeton's global retail and institutional distribution efforts, including product development. In addition, Ms. Johnson oversees client service, fund administration, global technology, and the company's high net worth business, Fiduciary Trust Company International. Previously, Ms. Johnson held the role of co-president, and prior to that she was the company's chief operating officer. She is an officer of Franklin Resources, Inc. and serves as a director of Fiduciary Trust Company International and several other subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. She joined the company in 1988. In 2014, Ms. Johnson was one of ten executives named to Money Management Executive's inaugural list of Top Women in Asset Management and was chosen by her peers as one of Ignites.com's Most Influential Women in Fund Management. Ms. Johnson received the 2012 Robert L. Gould Award presented by global investment management association NICSA, recognizing outstanding achievement in helping the mutual fund industry better serve investors through customer service, thought leadership and technology. In 2010 and 2011, she was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area business. In 2002, she was named E-commerce Executive of the Year by mutual fund industry publication, Fund Action (now Fund Industry Intelligence). Ms. Johnson earned her B.A. in economics from the University of California at Davis. She is a board member of Riva Financial Systems. She is also a trustee at Crystal Springs Uplands School, and a board member of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
Education
- University of California, Davis — Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics
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