Steven A. Horner, CFA

Mr. Horner is a portfolio manager within Franklin Templeton Fixed Income focusing on Stable Value strategies. He co-leads and is responsible for the oversight, development, and management of Stable Value strategies, including responsibilities for top-down asset allocation decisions along with book value contract negotiations/relationships. In addition he is also responsible for the communication of policy, strategy, and tactics to Franklin Templeton's fixed income clients.

Mr. Horner joined Putnam in 1997 and has been in the investment industry since 1991.

Previously, Mr. Horner was a Fixed Income Information Analyst at Wellington Management from 1994 to 1997 and a Marketing and Client Service Representative at The Vanguard Group from 1991 to 1994.

Mr. Horner earned a B.A. from Furman University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Boston.