THOMAS NELSON, CFA, CAIA Tom Nelson is a senior vice president and head of asset allocation portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. He is a member of the Investment Strategy & Research Committee. Mr. Nelson is a portfolio manager of a number of funds offered for sale in various jurisdictions. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. Mr. Nelson is a portfolio manager of a number of funds offered for sale in various jurisdictions. He is lead portfolio manager of the Franklin NextStep Fund series, the Franklin VolSmart Allocation VIP Fund and numerous model portfolio programs. He is portfolio manager of Franklin LifeSmart Retirement Target Funds, the Franklin Fund Allocator Series available in the United States and several custom institutional portfolio mandates. Mr. Nelson joined Franklin Templeton in 2007 and co-founded the firm's quantitative research services group upon joining the company. He moved to Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions in 2009. Prior to working at Franklin Templeton, Mr. Nelson worked for Bloomberg LP from 1991 to 2007, where he was most recently manager of the Americas market specialist teams. Mr. Nelson holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Delaware. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) cha and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charter holder.

Portfolio Manager of Franklin Advisers. Mr. Goldstein joined Franklin Templeton in 2024. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Goldstein was a portfolio manager for Putnam Investment Management, LLC, which he joined in 2010. Mr. Goldstein has been in the investment industry since he joined Putnam in 2010. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Goldstein served as a Portfolio Manager, an Analyst, and an Investment Associate in the GAA group. Mr. Goldstein earned an M.P.S. in Statistics, a B.S. in Biometry and Statistics, and a B.S. in Finance from Cornell University.

Mr. Schreiber joined Franklin Templeton in 2024. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Schreiber was a Senior Investment Director for Putnam Investment Management, LLC.

LAURA GREEN, CFA Vice President Portfolio Manager Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions New York, New York, United States Laura Green is a vice president and portfolio manager within Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Ms. Green is responsible for asset allocation (multi-asset) strategies, including target-date, target-risk, volatility-controlled, ESG and customized solutions. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Ms. Green was a member of the Portfolio Management team at QS Investors, a quantitative multi-asset and equity manager, where she was responsible for managing similar strategies. QS Investors combined with Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions in October 2020 to create Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Before joining QS Investors in 2010, Ms.Green was a member of its predecessor, Deutsche Asset Management Quantitative Strategies group, where she held portfolio manager and portfolio assistant positions. Ms. Green holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication from the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.