| Gregory Eugene Johnson |
Gregory Eugene Johnson currently works at Franklin Advisers, Inc., as Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Templeton International, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc., as Executive Chairman from 2020, Franklin Ltd. Duration Income Trust, as Chairman from 2023, San Francisco Giants Baseball Club, as Chairman from 2019, Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc., as Director from 2006, Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc., as Director, Franklin Universal Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2013, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, as Trustee from 2007, Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds, as Trustee from 2011, Templeton Worldwide, Inc., as President, and Stillwater Growth Corp. I, as Member-Acquisition Advisory Council. Mr. Johnson also formerly worked at Darby Overseas Investments Ltd., as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Investment Company Institute, as Vice Chairman-Governors Board from 2013 to 2020, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc., as Chairman & President, Templeton Russia & East European Fund, Inc., as Director, Fiduciary Trust Co., as Director, Templeton Asset Management Ltd. (Hong Kong), as Director, Securities Industry Association, as Director, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Plc, as Non-Executive Director from 2007 to 2020, Command Audio Corp., as Director, San Francisco Symphony, as Director, Franklin Multi-Income Trust, as Vice President from 1989 to 2010, Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund, as Trustee, Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II, as Trustee, Franklin Investment Advisory Services, Inc., as President, Franklin Utilities Fund, as Manager, Franklin US Monthly Income Fund, as Manager, Coopers & Lybrand LLP, as Accountant, and San Francisco Bond Club, as President. Mr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree in 1983 from Washington & Lee University. |
| Fred Jensen |
Fred Jensen is currently the Director-Global Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer for multiple firms including Franklin Resources, Inc., Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund, Inc., Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc., Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust, Inc., Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Tr, Inc., Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc., Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc., Clearbridge MLP & Midstream Fund, Inc., Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc., BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc., ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund, Inc., Western Asset Middle Market Income Fund, Inc., ClearBridge MLP & Midstream Total Return Fund, Inc., Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc., Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc., Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc., Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc., LMP Capital & Income Fund, Inc., Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc., Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund, Inc., and Western Asset Diversified Income Fund. He previously worked as a Managing Director for Legg Mason & Co. LLC (New York), Chief Compliance Officer for Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and The Reserve Funds, and Chief Compliance Officer for Franklin Templeton Private Portfolio Group LLC and QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation LLC. |
| Matthew Nicholls |
Matthew Nicholls is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Legg Mason, Inc. since 2020. He is also the COO, CFO & Executive Vice President at Franklin Resources, Inc. since 2019. Previously, he worked at Citigroup, Inc. from 1995 to 2019, where he held the position of MD & Global Head-Financial Institutions from 2017 to 2019. |
| Gwen Louise Shaneyfelt |
Gwen Louise Shaneyfelt currently works at Legg Mason, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer, Director & Vice President from 2020, Riva Financial Systems Ltd., as Director, Franklin Resources, Inc., as Executive Vice President from 2024, Franklin Templeton International Services SARL, as Manager from 2013, Franklin Templeton Cos. LLC, as Senior Vice President from 2011, and Royce & Associates GP LLC, as Manager from 2020. |
| Alok Sethi |
Alok Sethi is currently the Chairman at Franklin Templeton Services LLC and the Director at Franklin Templeton Services (India). Pvt Ltd. He is also the Executive Vice President & Head-Global Operations at Franklin Resources, Inc. Additionally, he holds the position of Vice President at Franklin Templeton Cos. LLC and FASA, LLC. In the past, Mr. Sethi served as a Non-Executive Director at Templeton Global Growth Fund Ltd. from 2017 to 2020. He also worked as a Director at Mywish Marketplaces Pvt Ltd.Mr. Sethi completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Delhi. |
| Lindsey H. Oshita |
Lindsey H. Oshita has worked at Franklin Resources, Inc. as the Chief Accounting Officer since 2009. |
| Theodore Paul Becker |
Theodore Paul Becker currently works at Franklin Resources, Inc., as Vice President-Global Compliance from 2020, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund, Inc., as Chief Compliance Officer from 2007, Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II, as Chief Compliance Officer from 2023, and various other companies. Mr. Becker also formerly worked at Legg Mason, Inc., as Director-Global Compliance from 2006 to 2020, Citigroup, Inc., as Managing Director-Internal Audit & Risk Review in 2002, Legg Mason & Co. LLC (New York), as Managing Director-Compliance from 2005 to 2020, and various other companies. |
| Jennifer M. Johnson |
Jennifer M. Johnson is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Franklin Resources, Inc. She is also the Chairman at Franklin Templeton Trust. Additionally, she holds positions as a Director at Vantage Corp. Ltd., Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Crystal Springs Uplands School, Brandywine Group Trust - Global Fixed Income Fund, and Shatter Fund LLC. In her former roles, Ms. Johnson served as the Chief Executive Officer-Finance & Administration at Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II. She was also the Chairman at Franklin Capital Corp. and Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust, FSB. Furthermore, she held the position of Director at Fiduciary Trust Company International, Keynote Systems, Inc., Templeton Global Growth Fund Ltd., Riva Financial Systems Ltd., The Volunteer Center of San Francisco, Inc., YMCA of San Francisco, The Shelter Network of San Mateo County, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Ltd., and Rigel Associates LLC. Ms. Johnson completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis. |
| Geoffrey Y. Yang |
Geoffrey Y. Yang founded Redpoint Ventures in 1999, where he is working as Partner and Performance Health Sciences LLC in 2018, where he is working as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2018. Mr. Yang also founded Redpoint Ventures II LLC, where he is working as Partner. Mr. Yang also currently works at Franklin Resources, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011, Machinima, Inc., as Director, Tidemark Systems, Inc., as Director from 2012, and various other companies. Mr. Yang also formerly worked at Applied Digital Access, Inc., as Founding Director, Ask Jeeves, Inc., as Director from 1999 to 2006, Ask Jeeves, Inc., as Director from 1999 to 2004, and various other companies. Mr. Yang received his undergraduate degree in 1981 from Princeton University and Masters Business Admin degree in 1985 from Stanford Graduate School of Business. |
| John William Thiel |
John William Thiel is currently the Chairman of Don’t Ever Give Up, Inc. and holds several director positions at Franklin Resources, Inc., Decker Communications, The V Foundation for Cancer Research, LifeYield LLC, and Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. He is also a Partner at My Next Season LLC. Thiel previously served as a Trustee at Florida State University from 2010 to 2019 and was the Head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) from 1989 to 2017. He was also a Member-Governors Board at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Thiel earned his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1982. |
| Friedman S. Alex |
Friedman S. Alex was the founder of FHResearch LLC (2019) and Asymmetry LLC (2010), where he held the title of Managing Partner (2010-2020). Mr. Alex is also the founder of Novata, Inc. Mr. Alex's current job(s) include Chairman at Project Syndicate, Independent Director at Franklin Resources, Inc. (2021-present), Director at SAFE Boats International LLC, and Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.Mr. Alex's former job(s) include Group Chief Executive Officer at GAM Investment Management (Switzerland) AG (2014-2018), GAM Holding AG (2014-2018), and GAM Capital Management (Switzerland) AG (2014-2018). He also served as Director-Investment Banking at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (2001-2007), Chief Financial Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (2007-2010), and Chief Investment Officer at UBS AG (Private Banking). Additionally, he held positions as Non-Executive Director at Actis, Inc., Director at Social Finance, Inc., and Advisor at Anthony Riker LLC. Mr. Alex's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a graduate degree from Columbia Law School, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. |
| Mariann H. Byerwalter |
Mariann H. Byerwalter was the founder of America First Financial Corp. (founded in 1987) where she held the title of Partner from 1987 to 1996. She currently holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman at Pacific Mutual Holding Co. and has been in this role since 2022. Additionally, she is the Chairman of SRI International since 1998, Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC since 2001, Lead Independent Director of Franklin Resources, Inc. since 2015, Director of Stanford Health Care since 2006, Director of Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford since 2023, Director of LookSmart, Inc., Director of Burlington Capital Corp., and Director-Emeritus of Burlington Capital LLC. Ms. Byerwalter's former positions include Director of The PMI Group, Inc. from 2001 to 2009, Independent Director of Redwood Trust, Inc. from 1998 to 2020, Independent Director of Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP, Independent Director of WageWorks, Inc. from 2010 to 2018, Director of Pacific LifeCorp, Director of Eureka Bank (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) from 1993 to 1998, Director and Chief Operating & Financial Officer of America First Eureka Holdings, Inc. from 1993 to 1996, Director of Burlington Capital Group LLC, Director of Pacific Life Insurance Co., VP-Strategic Planning & Corporate Development at BankAmerica Corp. from 1984 to 1987, Board Member of Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, and Trustee of Stanford University. Ms. Byerwalter's education includes an undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1982 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1984. |
| Anthony J. Noto |
Anthony J. Noto is currently the Chief Executive Officer of SoFi Wealth LLC and the Chief Executive Officer & Director of SoFi Technologies, Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Franklin Resources, Inc. and a Trustee at The Greenwich Academy, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director of Social Finance, Inc. from 2018 to 2021. He was also a Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and the Chief Financial Officer of the National Football League, Inc. from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he was the Chief Operations Officer of X Corp. (United States) from 2017 to 2018. Noto holds an undergraduate degree from the US Military Academy and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Seth Harrison Waugh |
Seth Harrison Waugh currently works at Professional Golfers' Association of America, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2018, Alex Brown, Inc., as Non-Executive Chairman from 2016, Franklin Resources, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015, Yext, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, and ClubUp LLC, as Director. Mr. Waugh also formerly worked at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp., as Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2013, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Quantitative Financial Strategies, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer, Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 2013 to 2017, Florida East Coast Industries LLC, as Vice Chairman from 2013 to 2017, The Clearing House, as Director, The Partnership for New York City, Inc., as Director, The Financial Services Forum, as Director, Local Initiatives Support Corp., as Director, St. Vincent's Services, Inc., as Director, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, as Director, Deutsche Bank AG, as Member-Group Executive Committee from 2000 to 2012, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., as Member-Governors Board from 2012 to 2015, and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., as Head-Global Debt Markets. Mr. Waugh received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College. |
| John Yong Kim |
John Yong Kim is the founder of Brewer Lane Management LLC, which was founded in 2019. He is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at NYLIFE Distributors, Inc. since 2008, Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at New York Life Insurance & Annuity Corp., Independent Director at Franklin Resources, Inc. since 2021, Director at Socotra, Inc., Director at The New England Center for Children, Inc. since 2007, Director at Powerlytics, Inc., Director at Ladder Financial, Inc., Director at KINGFIELD Corp., Director at Avibra, Inc., Director at Exos Financial LLC, and Independent Trustee at Eversource Energy since 2018. He has previously held positions as Chief Executive Officer at Aetna Retirement Services, President & Chief Executive Officer at Prudential Retirement from 2004 to 2007, Chief Executive Officer at BondBook Holdings LLC from 2001 to 2002, Chief Executive Officer at CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services from 2002 to 2004, Vice Chairman at Connecticut Business & Industry Association, Chairman at The University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc., Director at Fiserv, Inc. from 2015 to 2019, Director at Mainstay Mackay Definedterm Municipal Opportunities Fund from 2011 to 2015, Managing Director at Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, Inc. from 1993 to 1994, Director at Jacob Ballas Capital India Pvt Ltd., Director at MCF Capital Management LLC, Independent Director at Altimar Acquisition Corp., Chief Investment Officer at Voya Retirement Insurance & Annuity Co., President at New York Life Insurance Co. from 2015 to 2018, and Chief Executive & Investment Officer at Aeltus Investment Management, Inc. from 1994 to 2000. He is also a Member of Metrohartford Alliance, Inc. Mr. Kim holds an MBA degree from the University of Connecticut in 1987 and an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1983. |
| Karen M. King |
Karen King joined Silver Lake in 2004 and is a Managing Director involved in numerous aspects of the firm’s business. As the Chief Legal Officer, Karen oversees a global team who engage in deal execution, business and regulatory affairs, and risk management. Karen has been integrally involved with numerous portfolio companies. She currently serves on the board of Relativity and previously served on the boards of Aras and Serena Software. Outside of Silver Lake, she serves on the board of Franklin Resources and is a member of Broadway Angels. Karen began her career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and then in London and Palo Alto. She holds an A.B. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Karen also sits on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including the Board of Trustees for Duke University. She is also the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Menlo School and is a past Chair of the American Leadership Forum – Silicon Valley. She also serves as a Trustee for the US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation. |
