Franklin Templeton Biotechnology Accumulation Units

Evan McCulloch
Located in: California, United States

Evan McCulloch is a vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Advisers, Inc. Mr. McCulloch also specialises in research analysis of the health care industry; including pharmaceuticals, health care information systems/internet and health care providers.

Mr. McCulloch joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1992 as a management trainee. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and the Security Analysts of San Francisco (SAs/f).

Vincent Xiang
Located in: California, United States

Vincent Xiang is an analyst/portfolio manager for Franklin Advisers, Inc. He specializes in research analysis of the biotechnology industry, focusing on oncology and cardiovascular companies.

Mr. Xiang joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2004. Prior to this, he was a vice president of business development at Genyous Life Sciences, Inc. He has previously worked on deal sourcing, due diligence and strategic planning at BioAdvance, as a senior analyst for a life sciences hedge fund at Acacia Research Corporation and has performed research on AIDS and immunological diseases as an Irvington Research Fellow for Skirball Institute of Molecular Biology. He has worked in the life sciences sector for more than 12 years.

Mr. Xiang earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology from Stony Brook University in New York and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in immunology and microbiology from Fudan University in China.