Ann Reitman, CFA

Ann Reitman, CFA, is an Institutional Portfolio Manager for the Franklin Equity Group. Ms. Reitman's primary responsibility is to represent the investment team and communicate the investment philosophy, process and current strategy to clients, as well as external gatekeepers and decision makers.

Ms. Reitman joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2000. Prior to her current position, she was a Vice President and Director - Global Equities within Global Product Management and the Sr. Product Manager for the Templeton Global Equity Group. In addition to supporting product management and development for the strategies under her coverage, she also articulated the investment process to Franklin Templeton clients and other internal and external parties. Prior to her role in Global Product Management, she was a portfolio manager for Templeton Separately Managed Accounts.

Before working at Franklin Templeton, Ms. Reitman was a manager of performance and analytics with Putnam Investments in Boston and also served as a senior performance analyst with State Street, as well as a manager performance reporting with BISYS Fund Services. Ms. Reitman has over 28 years of investment industry experience.

Ms. Reitman received a B.S.B.A. in finance from The Ohio State University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. She also holds FINRA series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.