Bassel KhatounIndustry ExpertBassel Khatoun is managing director and director of portfolio management for Frontier and MENA at Franklin Templeton Investments. He is responsible for the investment process, research and performance of the frontier markets and MENA team, and is a portfolio manager for the Templeton Frontier Markets Fund and the Franklin MENA Fund. He is a board member of Franklin Templeton Investments (ME), formerly Algebra Capital, and has been with thefirm since 2007. Prior to this, Khatoun worked in the investment banking division of Citigroup in London. He holds a B.A. degree with first class honors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University.
