Amritha Kasturirangan, CFA

Amritha Kasturirangan, CFA, is co-lead portfolio manager of the Franklin Rising Dividends strategy and its associated accounts.

Ms. Kasturirangan joined Franklin Equity Group as a research analyst in 2012. Previously, she was a research analyst covering the healthcare, real estate and cement industries at Franklin Templeton in India. Prior to joining Franklin, Ms. Kasturirangan worked in equity research covering the biotechnology sector at Goldman Sachs. She also has experience in investment banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and strategy consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ms. Kasturirangan holds a B.S. in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge and an M.B.A from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.