Todd Brighton, CFA

Todd Brighton is a senior vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Income Investors.

Mr. Brighton is a co-manager on a number of Franklin Templeton's income-oriented funds, including Franklin Income Fund and Franklin Income Focus ETF, INCM. Mr. Brighton is also the lead manager of one of the firm's first active equity ETFs, Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF, INCE.

Mr. Brighton joined Franklin Templeton in 2000. His previous responsibilities included the analysis of equity and equity-linked investments and the development of volatility-based strategies for the Franklin Equity Group. He began his career trading equities, equity derivatives, convertible securities and high yield bonds.

Mr. Brighton holds a bachelor of science degree in managerial economics from the University of California, Davis. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco.