Sara Araghi, CFA

Sara Araghi is Senior Vice President, Co-Director of Equity Research for Franklin Equity Group. Ms. Araghi is a portfolio manager on the Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund and FTIF Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund (SICAV), as well as related portfolios. She has equity research coverage responsibilities for private and public equity securities across the market capitalization spectrum within the softline and specialty retail industries.

Ms. Araghi joined Franklin Templeton in 2003 as an equity research associate on Franklin Equity Group's Consumer sector team. She later worked with various Franklin Equity Group strategy team leaders to construct and maintain investment portfolios across several growth-oriented mandates. She served as Franklin Equity Group's consumer sector team leader from 2019 to 2024. Her prior experience includes research of the media, cable and satellite industries.

She earned her B.S. in business administration and graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Araghi is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and member of the CFA Society of San Francisco and CFA Institute. Ms. Araghi was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business for 2021.