John Franklin joined Investcorp in 1997 and is currently Chief Operating Officer of its hedge funds business responsible for operations, business strategy, product development and conduct of investment and sales processes. Prior to this role, John was head of asset allocation, responsible for portfolio construction and performance benchmarking of customized accounts and commingled funds.

Prior to his tenure at Investcorp, John worked at Citicorp for four years implementing securities custody systems at Citibank locations in Eastern Europe.

John holds an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, India with specialization in Finance and Systems, and an Engineering degree from Mangalore University, India. He is a CFA Charter holder.