William Chong

William Chong is an experienced finance professional currently serving as a Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Research Analyst at Franklin Templeton Investments since September 2008, focusing on multi-sector fixed-income strategies and conducting quantitative research. Prior to this role, William held positions at Toyota Financial Services as a Senior Financial Analyst, where structured notes issuance was executed as part of a significant funding program. William's career began at Merrill Lynch as a Systems Programmer & Analyst, developing portfolio management tools, and included a role as Senior Technical Consultant at Viant, Inc., providing consulting services to major companies and managing staffing operations. Education includes an MBA in Finance from the USC Marshall School of Business and a BS in Economics & Information Systems from NYU Stern School of Business.