Silas W. Clements

Silas W. Clements, CFA, serves as Director of Product Technology at Franklin Templeton since September 2021, following a consulting role at BNY Mellon. Clements has extensive experience in project management and technology implementation, having previously led an $8 million project at Farm Credit Bank of Texas and orchestrated complex IT projects at CDM Smith. Previous positions include Project Manager and Business Analysis Team Lead at BNY Mellon, where efforts focused on large-scale enterprise data management, and a tenure as AVP & Portfolio Analysis Technology Projects Lead at Natixis Investment Managers. Academic credentials include a Master of Engineering from MIT-Zaragoza, a Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management from MIT, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas.