Surajit Ray, Ph.D.

Surajit Ray, PhD is Head of Portfolio Construction and Quantitative Risk for Franklin Equity where he is responsible for integrating risk analytics into portfolio construction to ensure better client outcomes.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Dr. Ray was the Head of Investment Risk Analysis at the Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), splitting his time as Head of Global Equity Risk and Head of Quantitative Research and Model Management. His experience also includes quantitative and research roles at Bear Stearns and MSCI Barra.

Surajit holds a Ph.D. in Economics with a specialization in Econometrics from the University of Iowa. He also holds a Master of Science in Economics from State University of New York, as well as a Master of Arts in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the University of Mumbai.