John P. Scandalios, CFA

John P. Scandalios is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with Franklin Equity. He is the lead portfolio manager of the Franklin US Small-Mid Cap Growth Equity strategy. He is also a member of the Technology/Communications Research Team. Mr. Scandalios specializes in analysis of the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment industries.

Mr. Scandalios joined Franklin Templeton as an analyst in 1996. Prior to joining the Firm, he completed the management-training program at Chase Manhattan in New York and was an assistant portfolio manager for Chase Private Bank in Los Angeles.

Mr. Scandalios earned his B.A. in history, with a business emphasis, and a M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.