Heather Lenseth

Heather Lenseth is a Senior Vice President and Divisional Sales Manager for Retail Sales with Franklin Templeton. She is responsible for the field sales team in the Northeast Region, focused on the distribution of Franklin Templeton's investment solutions to regional, bank, and independent financial advisors. The sales efforts of this team cover Franklin Templeton's suite of products including mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETFs, 529s and 401(k)s.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2020, Heather held a variety of sales positions at Legg Mason to include: Divisional Manager for the Central Region, Head of Cross Channel Sales, Internal Desk Manager, Regional Director, and Internal Wholesaler. Prior to Legg Mason, Heather began her career as a Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial.

She holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a BS in Financial Economics from Binghamton University. She currently holds FINRA series 7, 66, and 24 licenses.

Outside of the office, you can find Heather volunteering for the youth lacrosse program in Yorktown Heights, NY where she resides with her husband and three children.