Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension ...
The C-suite executives form a cohesive leadership team driving the company's financial strategy and innovation.
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence James Murphy | Co-President & Head of Public Market Investments | USD 12,394,363 | 1968 | Active | |
| Jennifer Johnson | CEO & Non-Independent Director | USD 7,885,045 | 1964 | Active | |
| Matthew Nicholls | Co-President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer | USD 5,549,538 | 1973 | Active | |
| Gregory Eugene Johnson | Executive Chairman of the Board & Non-Independent Director | USD 2,271,327 | 1961 | Active | |
| Bassel Khatoun | Head of Research & Director of Portfolio Management | — | — | Active | |
| Daniel Ernesto Gamba | Co-President & Chief Commercial Officer | — | 1968 | Active | |
| Thomas Clifton Merchant | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary | — | 1968 | Active | |
| Avinash Deepak Satwalekar | President of India | — | — | Active | |
| Lindsey Harumi Oshita | Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer | — | 1983 | Active | |
| Anupama Sawhney | Chief Administrative Officer & Head of Business Development | — | — | Active | |
| Selene Oh | Head of Investor Relations | — | — | Active |
| Filing Date | Year | Name | Position | Level | Salary | Bonus | Stock Award | Option Award | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | 2025 | Jennifer M. Johnson | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $750.00K | $0 | $8.96M | $0 | $6.92M | $210.04K | $16.84M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025 | Terrence J. Murphy Co-President and Head of Public Market Investments | — | C-Level | $500.00K | $0 | $1.25M | $0 | $11.86M | $29.98K | $13.64M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025 | Matthew Nicholls Co-President, | Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $4.29M | $0 | $4.91M | $39.54K | $9.84M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025 | Adam B. Spector | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $2.42M | $0 | $2.42M | $80.82K | $5.45M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $600.00K | $0 | $1.09M | $0 | $1.33M | $336.33K | $3.36M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2024 | Jennifer M. Johnson | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $750.00K | $0 | $10.90M | $0 | $5.53M | $66.49K | $17.24M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2024 | Terrence J. Murphy Co-President and Head of Public Market Investments | — | C-Level | $500.00K | $0 | $1.59M | $0 | $14.30M | $29.56K | $16.42M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2024 | Terrence Murphy Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $500.00K | $0 | $1.59M | $0 | $14.30M | $29.56K | $16.42M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2024 | Adam B. Spector | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $10.43M | $0 | $2.67M | $28.79K | $13.66M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2024 | Adam B. Spector Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $10.43M | $0 | $2.67M | $28.79K | $13.66M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2024 | Matthew Nicholls Co-President, | Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $750.00K | $5.93M | $0 | $4.52M | $63.53K | $11.86M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2024 | Matthew Nicholls Executive | Vice Vice President President, Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $750.00K | $5.93M | $0 | $4.52M | $63.53K | $11.86M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2024 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $600.00K | $0 | $1.34M | $0 | $1.33M | $306.13K | $3.58M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2023 | Terrence J. Murphy Co-President and Head of Public Market Investments | — | C-Level | $509.62K | $11.80M | $933.77K | $0 | $2.80M | $41.74K | $16.09M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2023 | Terrence Murphy Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $509.62K | $11.80M | $933.77K | $0 | $2.80M | $41.74K | $16.09M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2023 | Jennifer M. Johnson | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $750.00K | $0 | $11.08M | $0 | $3.65M | $211.83K | $15.69M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2023 | Matthew Nicholls Co-President, | Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $5.94M | $0 | $3.00M | $103.44K | $9.64M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2023 | Matthew Nicholls Executive | Vice Vice President President, Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $5.94M | $0 | $3.00M | $103.44K | $9.64M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2023 | Adam B. Spector | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $3.04M | $0 | $3.55M | $68.07K | $7.18M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2023 | Adam B. Spector Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $3.04M | $0 | $3.55M | $68.07K | $7.18M |
| 2025-12-22 | 2023 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $600.00K | $0 | $1.39M | $0 | $1.10M | $134.23K | $3.22M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2022 | Jennifer M. Johnson | President President and Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $752.88K | $0 | $11.16M | $0 | $3.65M | $173.25K | $15.73M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2022 | Matthew Nicholls Executive | Vice Vice President President, Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $591.92K | $0 | $5.22M | $0 | $3.02M | $177.31K | $9.02M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2022 | Adam B. Spector Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $527.02K | $0 | $2.89M | $0 | $4.99M | $31.99K | $8.44M |
| 2022-12-28 | 2022 | Jed A. Plafker Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $527.02K | $0 | $2.60M | $0 | $1.15M | $25.17K | $4.30M |
| 2024-12-20 | 2022 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $602.31K | $0 | $1.68M | $0 | $1.15M | $219.88K | $3.65M |
| 2023-12-27 | 2021 | Jennifer M. Johnson | President President and Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $752.88K | $0 | $5.38M | $0 | $3.65M | $79.25K | $9.86M |
| 2023-12-27 | 2021 | Adam B. Spector Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $527.02K | $678.50K | $0 | $0 | $6.90M | $29.42K | $8.13M |
| 2023-12-27 | 2021 | Matthew Nicholls Executive | Vice Vice President President, Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $527.02K | $0 | $2.01M | $0 | $2.89M | $204.74K | $5.63M |
| 2023-12-27 | 2021 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $602.31K | $0 | $3.34M | $0 | $1.15M | $182.12K | $5.27M |
| 2022-12-28 | 2021 | Jed A. Plafker Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $527.02K | $0 | $1.74M | $0 | $1.15M | $23.68K | $3.44M |
| 2022-12-28 | 2020 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $613.66K | $750.00K | $5.38M | $0 | $2.31M | $99.38K | $9.15M |
| 2022-12-28 | 2020 | Jennifer M. Johnson | President President and Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $630.00K | $1.00M | $4.13M | $0 | $3.02M | $24.78K | $8.81M |
| 2022-12-28 | 2020 | Matthew Nicholls Executive | Vice Vice President President, Chief Chief Financial Officer and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $479.37K | $1.00M | $1.15M | $0 | $1.65M | $251.06K | $4.53M |
| 2022-12-28 | 2020 | Jed A. Plafker Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $475.62K | $500.00K | $2.31M | $0 | $1.15M | $17.73K | $4.45M |
| 2020-12-28 | 2020 | Craig S. Tyle Executive | Vice Vice President President and General General Counsel | C-Level | $479.37K | $300.00K | $794.88K | $0 | $762.50K | $25.75K | $2.36M |
| 2022-01-11 | 2019 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $783.13K | $0 | $6.40M | $0 | $3.15M | $118.71K | $10.45M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2019 | Gregory E. Johnson Chairman of the Board and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $783.13K | $0 | $6.40M | $0 | $3.15M | $99.70K | $10.43M |
| 2022-01-11 | 2019 | Jennifer M. Johnson | President President and Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $602.31K | $0 | $4.64M | $0 | $2.75M | $21.17K | $8.01M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2019 | Kenneth A. Lewis | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $527.02K | $0 | $965.75K | $0 | $0 | $2.72M | $4.21M |
| 2022-01-11 | 2019 | Jed A. Plafker Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $501.92K | $0 | $2.10M | $0 | $1.40M | $15.40K | $4.02M |
| 2022-01-11 | 2019 | Matthew Nicholls Executive | Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $214.04K | $1.45M | $1.90M | $0 | $0 | $93.64K | $3.66M |
| 2020-12-28 | 2019 | Craig S. Tyle Executive | Vice Vice President President and General General Counsel | C-Level | $527.02K | $0 | $878.25K | $0 | $800.00K | $21.42K | $2.23M |
| 2020-12-28 | 2018 | Gregory E. Johnson Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board | — | Director / Board | $780.13K | $0 | $5.32M | $0 | $3.25M | $117.33K | $9.47M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2018 | Gregory E. Johnson Chairman of the Board and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $780.13K | $0 | $5.32M | $0 | $3.25M | $100.02K | $9.45M |
| 2020-12-28 | 2018 | Jennifer M. Johnson | President President and Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $600.00K | $0 | $4.22M | $0 | $2.85M | $48.26K | $7.72M |
| 2020-12-28 | 2018 | Jed A. Plafker Executive | Vice Vice President President | C-Level | $492.31K | $0 | $1.85M | $0 | $1.40M | $15.16K | $3.76M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2018 | Kenneth A. Lewis | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $1.02M | $0 | $900.00K | $24.37K | $2.47M |
| 2020-12-28 | 2018 | Craig S. Tyle Executive | Vice Vice President President and General General Counsel | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $699.50K | $0 | $812.50K | $21.17K | $2.06M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2017 | Gregory E. Johnson Chairman of the Board and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $780.13K | $0 | $5.71M | $0 | $3.25M | $140.83K | $9.89M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2017 | Jennifer M. Johnson | President President and Chief Chief Operating Officer | C-Level | $600.00K | $0 | $3.23M | $0 | $2.15M | $25.94K | $6.01M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2017 | Kenneth A. Lewis | Former Former Executive Vice Vice President President and Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $525.00K | $0 | $901.50K | $0 | $1.00M | $23.43K | $2.45M |
| 2019-12-26 | 2017 | Craig S. Tyle Executive | Vice Vice President President and General General Counsel | C-Level | $475.00K | $0 | $661.50K | $0 | $762.50K | $22.82K | $1.92M |
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