Kimberly Strand

Ms. Kimberly A.
Strand, CFA, is a Senior Vice President, Head of Sustainable Investments and Portfolio Manager at Franklin Advisers, Inc. Ms. Strand is also a member of the FTIS Investment Strategy & Research Committee which informs asset allocation strategy across the solutions organization.
In addition, she leads Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Solutions team.
Ms. Strand joined Franklin Templeton in 2005.Prior to her current role, Ms. Strand was SVP/Head of Fundamental Research and ESG integration and served on the portfolio management team for the Franklin Income fund and related portfolios.
Prior to 2018, she was a VP portfolio manager and research analyst for the Franklin Equity Group, serving on the industrials team.
She was a principal on the Franklin Blackhorse venture fund from 2017-2019, co-manager of the Franklin Focused Core Equity Fund from 2015-2017 and co-manager of the Franklin Equity Income Fund from 2013-2015.
Ms. Strand holds an M.B.A from The Wharton School and a B.S.
in management science and engineering from Stanford University.
She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.