As Head of North American Business Development and Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Mark leads business development efforts in both retail and institutional channels across the US, Canada and Latin America working in partnership with the Franklin Templeton regional teams.
Prior to joining Martin Currie in 2018, Mark worked as a director on the national accounts team at Legg Mason focused on developing business and building relationships with home office research teams at broker dealers. He started his career in client service and has built a diverse and unique background in various analytics, sales and client services roles across the retirement, insurance and asset management industries.
Mark holds a BSc in Business Administration in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an MSc in Finance from Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School in Boston, MA. He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Washington, DC. Mark enjoys spending his spare time with his family and traveling. When he’s not with his family, he attempts to play go