David Eynon Smart

Mr. David E.
Smart is Global Head of Sovereign Funds & Supranationals at Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. He is responsible for managing existing sovereign fund relationships, as well as expanding Franklin Templeton's sovereign funds and supranational client base globally.
He is also responsible for Fiduciary Trust's European operations and for managing a small number of large central bank and supranational portfolios.
His international experience spans over 26 years.
He was Executive Vice President of Franklin Templeton Institutional and Head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sales region.
Mr. Smart joined Fiduciary Trust International in 1988 where he was a Managing Director responsible for fund management and institutional marketing initiatives in Europe and the Middle-East.
Following the acquisition of Fiduciary Trust by Franklin Templeton in 2001, Mr. Smart was appointed to various boards within Franklin Templeton and transitioned from European Managing Director to a more specialized institutional role within the larger group over a two-year integration period.
Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust, he worked for six years as a Global Bond Manager with Baring Brothers & Company's International Asset Management Division followed by a similar position with County NatWest Investment Management Limited Ltd in London.
Mr. Smart graduated with a Master of Arts degree from St. John's College, Cambridge.