Christine Yuhui Zhu

Christine Yuhui Zhu, senior vice president and director of portfolio construction and trading, is a portfolio manager for several funds and separate accounts. She oversees Global Macro Group's quantitative research and trading group. She is responsible for developing strategies and procedures for portfolio construction, risk management, dispersion management, and trade execution.

Ms. Zhu joined Franklin Templeton in 2007, initially in the investment risk team as a senior analyst. In 2010, she joined the Templeton Global Macro Group.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Ms. Zhu was a senior associate at MSCI Barra where her experience included fixed income analytics and risk exposure calculation.

Ms. Zhu holds an M.B.A. degree from the Haas School of Business at University of California at Berkeley, a master's degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and a bachelor's degree in computer and system science from the Nankai University.