Michael James Hasenstab

Dr. Michael J.
Hasenstab is an Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer at Franklin Advisers, Inc. As a Chief Investment Officer for Templeton Global Macro, which conducts in-depth global macroeconomic analysis covering thematic topics, regional and country analysis, and interest rate, currency and sovereign credit market outlooks.
Templeton Global Macro offers global, unconstrained investment strategies through a variety of investment vehicles ranging from retail mutual funds to unregistered, privately offered hedge funds.
He is economic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Resources, Inc., providing his perspective and insight through the lens of Templeton Global Macro.
In addition, he is a member of Franklin Resources' executive committee, a small group of the company's top leaders responsible for shaping the firm's overall strategy.
He rejoined the firm in April 2001.
Dr. Hasenstab holds a Ph.D.
in economics from the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management at Australian National University, a master's degree in economics of development from the Australian National University, and a B.A.
in international relations/political economy from Carleton College in the United States.