Dan H. Searle III, CFA

Dan Searle is an equity research analyst with Franklin Equity Group. He specializes in the research and analysis of internet, advertising, and application software industries. Dan is also a co-portfolio manager on the Franklin Technology Fund.

Mr. Searle joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2001 as an equity research associate on the consumer team. He has also been a trader for Franklin's corporate high yield bond portfolios.

Mr. Searle holds a B.A. in economics from Yale University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.