Matthew Nicholls

Matthew Nicholls is Co-President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Franklin Resources, Inc. He is responsible for the firm's global Finance, Operations & Technology (O&T), Corporate Development, M&A, Risk, Human Resources, Real Estate, Communications and Investor Relations functions.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2019, Mr. Nicholls was a managing director and global head, corporate and investment banking, for the asset management industry in the Financial Institutions Group at Citigroup based in New York. In this capacity, he served as a leading advisor to several financial institutions and worked on a number of strategic transactions in the sector across key geographic regions.

Mr. Nicholls was at Citigroup for almost 24 years. Following election to Managing Director in 2005, he held other leadership positions within the firm's Financial Institutions Group, including serving as its global corporate banking head and North America head of corporate and investment banking. His earlier experience includes work in risk and capital management, corporate finance, trade finance and transaction banking.

Mr. Nicholls received a Bachelor of Science degree from Royal Holloway College, University of London. With his wife and children, he supports several non-profit organizations focused on education and sports.