John Franklin (“Franklin”) joined Investcorp in 1997, and is currently Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman. Previously, he was the Managing Partner at Mercury Capital Advisors, a 100% owned subsidiary of Investcorp. Franklin has held different roles and responsibilities at Investcorp including Head of Institutional Sales, Chief Operating Officer of Absolute Return Investments, and Head of Asset Allocation of Absolute Return Investments. Prior to Investcorp, he was with Citigroup implementing securities custody solutions for Citibank locations in Eastern Europe.

Franklin holds an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, India and has a BE in Electronics and Communications. He holds a CFA Charter and FINRA Series 24, 7 and 63 certifications.