Icons and Ideas with Peter Mallouk

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson | The Rise of AI, Private Market Access and Building Winning Teams

Icons and Ideas with Peter Mallouk

Show Notes

How are artificial intelligence, private markets and private credit changing the future of investing? They’re transforming how investors build wealth, diversify portfolios and access new opportunities beyond traditional public markets. Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson joins Peter Mallouk to explain how AI is reshaping financial services, why private equity and private credit are becoming essential portfolio tools, and what investors need to know about the future of wealth management.

Jenny shares her journey from the Franklin Templeton mail room to leading one of the world's largest asset managers, overseeing $1.7 trillion in assets. She explains how AI, blockchain, tokenization and technological innovation are changing investing, why leadership and culture matter more than ever, and how investors can think differently about public and private markets.

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