Roger Paradiso

Roger Paradiso is head of product solutions at Franklin Templeton. In his role, he is focused on new business development, leading, and creating custom separately managed accounts for Franklin Templeton. In addition to developing the strategies, he implements technology-enabled advice solutions to support existing intermediary channels and potential new areas of growth and access. During the course of his career, Roger has worked for Franklin Templeton and predecessor firms for over 25 years. In 1997, he conceived, developed, and built out the company's unified managed account platform, an industry first. Two years later, he built the Private Portfolio Group at Citigroup, which was later sold back to Smith Barney in 2008. That platform remains the industry's leading overlay manager.