John Beck

John Beck is the senior vice president and director of Global Fixed Income for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income - Global Sovereign and Emerging Markets Debt in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Beck is responsible for coordinating the London-based fixed income teams that manage European Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt opportunities strategy. He also is the lead portfolio manager for Global Aggregate strategies as well as for major institutions including multinational pension funds and supranational organisations.

Mr. Beck has over 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a member of the Fixed Income Research and Strategy Team (FIRST), which sets the broad fixed income strategy at Franklin Templeton.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Beck was the co-director of International Fixed Income for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. He also was previously with Saudi International Bank and Fiduciary Trust. Mr. Beck joined Franklin Templeton in 1990 as the director of Global Fixed Income.

Mr. Beck holds an MA in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) from Exeter College, Oxford University and an MSc in Behavioural Economics from City, University of London.