Pankaj Nevatia is a vice president, portfolio manager and research analyst for Franklin Equity Group. He participates in the management of the Franklin International Small Cap and Global Small Mid Cap strategies, including mutual funds and separate accounts, in addition to generalist research responsibilities for global small and mid-capitalization stocks.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2010, Mr. Nevatia worked in the Global Growth Equities Division at AllianceBernstein and in equity research at Cowen and Company. He entered the financial services industry in 2004.

Mr. Nevatia holds an M.B.A. from Fordham University, and a postgraduate diploma in computer applications and a B.Com from Bharathiar University in India. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.