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Sonal Desai

Executive Vice President and Director at Franklin Advisers

Officer record from the firm’s Form ADVForm ADV filed 16 September 2026

Sonal Desai is Executive Vice President and Director of Franklin Advisers, Inc., a San Mateo investment adviser.

Role at Franklin Advisers

Title on Schedule A
Executive Vice President and Director
Control
Sonal Desai is a control person of Franklin Advisers.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Sonal Desai has held the filed role since December 2018.

The firm

Franklin Advisers, Inc.
San Mateo, CA

Form ADV filed 16 September 2026

$509B AUM25,120 clients272 advisers7 offices

Career on record

The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Registrations and exams

Individual registration and examination information for Sonal Desai is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
Sonal Desai
CRD
7070945
Firm
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing
Firm bio
franklintempleton.com

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Background

Sonal Desai is an executive vice president and global chief investment officer for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. Official firm biography

Education

Common questions

Where does Sonal Desai work?

Sonal Desai has been Executive Vice President and Director of Franklin Advisers, Inc. since December 2018, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 16 September 2026

Leadership at Franklin Advisers

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 7070945. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Franklin Advisers, Inc., filed 16 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Franklin Advisers team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Sonal Desai or Franklin Advisers, Inc. and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.