David A. Lewis

David A. Lewis, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Equity Group Trading for Franklin Templeton, is also a sector trader covering the media sector for the Global Equity and Emerging Markets Research groups.

Mr. Lewis joined Franklin Templeton in 1997 and has been a member of the Ft. Lauderdale trading team since 1998.

Prior to joining the Trading desk in 1998, Mr. Lewis worked in Franklin Templeton's Global Settlements department. This experience helped in building our current Execution Management System and Broker Consolidation Platform. Until he joined the U.S. equity trading desk in 2001, Mr. Lewis traded Asian Equities for the Templeton Global Equity Group.

Mr. Lewis received his B.A. from the University of Florida in 1996. He is a past President of The Security Traders Association of Florida and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange ITAC committee.