J. Brian French

J. Brian French is a vice president and research analyst for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income - Corporate Credit. He also serves as the Deputy Director of Corporate Credit Research. Mr. French is responsible for analyzing high yield and investment grade corporate bonds in U.S. and European healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco companies.

Mr. French has over 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to his current role, Mr. French was a research analyst for JP Morgan. He also was previously with Tenet Healthcare and Deloitte Consulting. Mr. French joined Franklin Templeton in 2006.

Mr. French holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Northwestern University, and a MBA in finance, accounting, and healthcare from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.