Michael Paul McCarthy

Mr. Michael P.
McCarthy, CFA, is a Chief Executive Officer at ePartners Holding Corp.
and an Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager at Franklin Advisers, Inc. He has oversight of the San Mateo and New York-based investment teams who manage Franklin's equity and hybrid strategies, along with Franklin Equity Group's research team.
FEG's strategies include US Growth, Global Growth, Sector, Hybrid, and US Core.
He is the lead portfolio manager for the Franklin Small Cap Growth strategy, and also assists with the management of the Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth strategy, which he has helped manage since its inception in 1992.
He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1992.
Prior to his role as Chief Investment Officer, Mr. McCarthy spent 13 years as the Director of Equity Research for Franklin Equity Group's San Mateo-based analyst team.
Before assuming that role, he served as both the Technology Team Leader and as a research analyst in the technology services sector.
In 1999, he launched Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund (known then as Franklin Aggressive Growth Fund) and was lead Portfolio Manager of this fund from its inception through 2003.
Prior research coverage included personal computers, enterprise hardware, tobacco, textiles and apparel, gaming, lodging and leisure industries.
Mr. McCarthy is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder and earned his B.A.
in history from the University of California, Los Angeles.
He is a member of the Security Analysts of San Francisco and the CFA Institute.