Dan H. Searle III, CFA

Dan Searle is an equity research analyst with Franklin Equity. He specializes in the research and analysis of the internet, advertising, and application software industries. Dan is also a co-portfolio manager on the Franklin Technology Fund.

Mr. Searle joined Franklin Templeton in 2001 as an equity research associate on the consumer team. He has also been a trader for the firm's corporate high yield bond portfolios.

Mr. Searle holds a B.A. in economics from Yale University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.