Stephen H. Dover

Mr. Stephen H.
Dover, CFA MBA, is a Chief Market Strategist at Franklin Advisers, Inc. In this role, he focuses on global oversight and administration of the company's equity investment business including Franklin Equity Group, Templeton Global Equity Group, Franklin Mutual Series, and Franklin U.S.
Value.
He leads key initiatives for the equity business and also serves as a company spokesperson, sharing equity views with clients and the public.
In addition, he is a member of Franklin Resources' executive committee, a small group of the company's top leaders responsible for shaping the firm's overall strategy.
He is also the CIO for Templeton Emerging Markets Group, Templeton Private Equity Partners, and the head of the equity teams of Franklin Local Asset Management.
In this capacity, he oversees the Templeton emerging markets strategies, investment process and day-to-day management of the team, as well as the investment functions of Franklin Templeton's local asset management teams and joint-ventures located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Vietnam and the United Kingdom.
He has over 40 years of industry experience.
Prior to serving in his current role, Mr. Dover was a founder and chief investment officer of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management.
He also served on the Board of Directors of several publicly-traded Brazilian companies.
Prior to joining the firm in 1997, he was a portfolio manager and principal at Newell Associates in Palo Alto, CA.
Previously, he worked for Towers Perrin Consulting in New York, London and San Francisco.
Mr. Dover holds a B.A., with honors, in communications and business administration from Lewis and Clark College and an M.B.A.
in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder.
He is on the Board of Trustees of Lewis and Clark College and Law School.