Sara Araghi, CFA

Sara Araghi is Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Franklin Equity. She is a portfolio manager on the Franklin Growth Fund, Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund and FTIF Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund (SICAV), as well as related portfolios.

Ms. Araghi joined Franklin Templeton in 2003 as an equity research associate on Franklin Equity’s Consumer sector team. She later worked with various Franklin Equity strategy team leaders to construct and maintain investment portfolios across several growth-oriented mandates. She served as Franklin Equity's consumer sector team leader from 2019 to 2024, and as Co-Director of Equity Research from 2023 to 2025. Her prior experience includes research coverage responsibilities for private and public securities within the softline and specialty retail, 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.