John P. Scandalios is a vice president, research analyst and portfolio manager with Franklin Equity Group. He is the lead manager of the Franklin Technology Fund, co-manager of the Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund and is a member of the Technology/Communications Research Team.

Mr. Scandalios specializes in research analysis of the semiconductor industry. Mr. Scandalios joined Franklin Templeton Investments as an analyst in 1996.

Prior to Franklin Templeton, he completed the management-training program at Chase Manhattan in New York, and was an assistant portfolio manager for Chase Private Bank in Los Angeles.

Mr. Scandalios earned his B.A. in history, with a business emphasis, and a M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.