Adrian Chan, CFA

Adrian Chan is senior vice president and head of systematic equity for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS). He is responsible for leading the team’s research efforts in systematic equity strategies and portfolio construction as well as quantitative equity portfolio management and custom equity solutions research.

Most recently, Mr. Chan was the head of quantitative investments for FTIS, where he was also responsible for quantitative asset allocation and was a portfolio manager for the team’s target-date, traditional asset allocation, and multi-asset income strategies.

Previously, Mr. Chan served as a portfolio manager within the Global Asset Allocation group at Putnam Investments. He joined Putnam Investments in 2003, where he held various roles including analyst, investment associate, and intern. When Putnam Investments merged with Franklin Templeton, its Global Asset Allocation group combined with FTIS.

Mr. Chan holds a bachelor of arts degree in applied mathematics from Harvard University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.