Uzi Yitzhak, CFA

Uzi Yitzhak joined Franklin Templeton in November 2014 and leads Franklin Templeton's business development in Israel, including the distribution efforts for institutional and retail clients.

Uzi has over 25 years of experience in investments, research, risk, and portfolio management. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Uzi was a Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst at Gems Investment Research, a multi-billion alternative asset manager. Prior to that, he held several senior analyst and risk management positions in leading Israeli and US-based banks and investment companies. Uzi is a board member of the CFA Society Israel.

Uzi has a law degree from Tel Aviv University and holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder since 2002.