# Roger Bayston

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Head of Digital Assets · [Franklin Templeton](https://www.franklintempleton.com/)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerbayston/) [Company bio](https://www.franklintempleton.com/profiles/roger-bayston)

## About

Roger Bayston is Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, where he is an Executive Vice President and a member of the Management Committee. His earlier roles at Franklin Templeton include Research Analyst from 1991 and portfolio manager and business leader in Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, and he has also worked at Bankers Trust Company. A CFA charterholder with more than 36 years in financial services, he holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia, and is a Board member of Fiduciary Trust Company.

## Experience

- Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Assets · Franklin Templeton
- Portfolio manager and business leader, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income · Franklin Templeton
- Research Analyst · Franklin Templeton · 1991 – Present
- Bankers Trust Company

## Education

- MBA · University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Bachelor of Science · University of Virginia

## Board seats

- Fiduciary Trust Company (Franklin Templeton subsidiary) · Board member

## Notable achievements

- CFA charterholder
- More than 36 years in financial services; member of Franklin Templeton’s Management Committee

## Assets on this site

- [iBENJI Franklin OnChain Institutional Liquidity Fund Ltd.](https://galactic.inc/analytics/ibenji/)
- [BENJI Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund](https://galactic.inc/analytics/benji/)

## Sources

- [Franklin Templeton: Roger Bayston profile](https://www.franklintempleton.com/profiles/roger-bayston)