Chandra Seethamraju is the director of quantitative strategies at Franklin Systematic, the quantitative hub of Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions. His research focuses on empirical research to support the different investment strategies that the group offers. He is also responsible for developing the models and the methodology behind Franklin Templeton's Smart Beta ETF's. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments in 2013, Dr. Seethamraju was a vice president and senior research analyst at Mellon Capital Management in San Francisco.

Sundaram Chettiappan is a vice president and senior research analyst for Franklin Systematic, the quantitative hub of Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions. He is focused on factor based strategies in Quantitative Equities. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments in 2018 Mr.Chettiappan worked at Balyasny Asset Management where he was a Senior Quantitative Researcher building deep fundamental sector based long short models within the Systematic Strategies group.

Ms. Belknap is a portfolio manager for asset allocation strategies and the head of US Advisory portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. In this role, Ms. Belknap leads portfolio management responsibilities for all US portfolios for the Advisory channels, including model platforms, target risk mutual funds, 529 programs and asset allocation portfolios in the insurance channel. She also serves on the team’s Policy Portfolio Positioning Group and is Vice Chair of the Portfolio Review Committee. She has served previously in several roles within Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. In addition to being a portfolio manager for the US target date funds and the asset allocation portfolios for LATAM, she most recently managed the APAC portfolio management team and process, the manager research team, and the portfolio analysis team. Prior to her portfolio management roles, she served as a senior client portfolio manager responsible for designing, managing, and maintaining multi-asset investment solutions for institutional clients in the US and LATAM. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Ms. Belknap spent 11 years at Boston-based Windward Investment Management (Windhaven Investment Management after being acquired by Charles Schwab), which designs global asset allocation ETF portfolios by using both tactical and strategic allocations with a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools. She was a member of the investment committee and a portfolio strategist. She opened the firm’s San Francisco office and helped grow the client base in the western U.S. She also led the integration of the firm with Schwab on the west coast. Previously, Ms. Belknap worked at both Fairview Capital as a partner and portfolio manager and at Trainer, Wortham as a portfolio manager and research analyst, managing equity portfolios for separate accounts. She began her career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in the global debt group within debt capital markets and with the options trading team within foreign exchange. Ms. Belknap holds a BA degree in history from Yale University. She also holds the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Tom is Head of Thematic Equity within the Multi-Asset team at Ninety One. He is co-portfolio manager of the Energy and Natural Resources strategies, which invest directly in equities in these sectors. Tom is part of the Sustainability leadership team and was instrumental in the launch of the Global Environment strategy. Tom joined the firm in 2012 and before that spent seven years at Guinness Asset Management where he was part of the team that managed the outsourced Investec Global Energy Fund from 2005 to 2008 and was subsequently co-portfolio manager of the Guinness Global Energy Fund from 2008 onwards. Tom holds the UKSIP Level III Certificate in Investment Management and an MA in Modern Languages (French and German) from the University of Oxford.

Brian L. Kloss, JD, CPA, is a portfolio manager and head of high yield for Brandywine Global. Brian joined Brandywine Global in December 2009。Previously, Brian was co-portfolio manager at Dreman Value Management, LLC (2007-2009); high yield analyst/trader at Gartmore Global Investments (2002-2007); high yield and equity portfolio manager and general analyst at Penn Capital Management, Ltd. (2000-2002); an analyst with The Concord Advisory Group, Ltd. (1998-2000); and an international tax consultant with Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-1998).

Tracy Chen, CFA®, CAIA is a portfolio manager and head of Structured Credit for Brandywine Global. She joined the firm in August 2008. Prior to joining Brandywine Global, she was with UBS Investment Bank as director of the fixed income valuation group (2006-2008), GMAC Mortgage Group as a mortgage pricing analyst (2003-2006), Deloitte Consulting as a senior corporate strategy consultant (2001-2003), and J&A Securities Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, as an international corporate finance associate (1995-1999).

Mike is a research analyst on the Global Credit team. He is responsible for providing credit research analysis and support. He joined Brandywine Global as a product specialist within client service in 2006 and has been a member of the Global Credit team since April 2011. Prior to joining Brandywine Global in 2006, Mike was an associate for the Vanguard Group (2004-2006). A CFA® charterholder, he earned a B.S. in Finance from Temple University.

Renato is a high yield research analyst on the Global Credit team. He is responsible for providing global macro and credit research analysis and support. Renato joined Brandywine Global in 2006 as a trader for the Firm’s Global Fixed income and related strategies. Prior to joining Brandywine Global in 2006, Renato was an investment analyst at Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting (2004-2006). He is a CFA® charterholder and earned a B.A. in Physics and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Anujeet Sareen, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and has been employed at Brandywine Global since 2016. Previously, he was a managing director of global fixed-income and a global macro strategist, as well as chair of the Currency Strategy Group at Wellington Management in Boston. Over his 22-year career at Wellington (1994-2016), he held a variety of roles while cultivating extensive fixed-income and currency management experience. He earned a B.A. in Computer Science from Brown University.

John P. McIntyre, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and has been employed at Brandywine Global since 1998. Previously he held positions as market strategist with McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc. (1995-1998); senior fixed-income analyst with Technical Data, a division of Thomson Financial Services (1992-1995); quantitative associate with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (1990); and investment analyst with the Public Employee Retirement Administration of Massachusetts (1987-1989).