Christopher Jensen is a Portfolio Manager and Director of Digital Asset Research for Franklin Templeton. With nearly 20 years of technology investing experience spanning venture capital, private equity, and private credit, Christopher’s focus is on developing and leading the fundamental research efforts for Franklin’s Digital Asset investment strategies, which includes both blockchain venture as well as liquid token investments.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2015, Christopher was a principal with SLR Capital Partners, an alternative asset manager in NYC focused on cash flow and asset-based lending as well as specialty finance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Princeton University, an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a Certificate in Data Science from Stanford University.