Churchill Franklin
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Global Director of Marketing, Sales and Client Service, Acadian Asset Management. Acadian currently manages nearly $70b. He co-founded the firm in 1987 and, as a member of the Executive and Operating Committees, he is responsible for much of the general strategic management of the firm. Before joining Acadian, he was the assistant treasurer of Thermo Electron Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, where he was responsible for investments, bank relations, corporate finance, project finance, real estate and leasing. A graduate of Middlebury College, he is Chairman Emeritus of its Board of Trustees and has served on the boards of several emerging companies.