Gaston Brandes

Mr. Gaston Brandes is a Director & Head of Institutional Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd.
Mr. Brandes joined Franklin Real Asset Advisors in January 2020.
He is an integrated member of the investment team, focusing on partnerships with key distribution channels to support business growth and the retention of assets.
Before his current role, Mr. Brandes held several senior roles in real estate including as a Managing Director, Head of Business Development Real Estate at Aviva Investors, Head of Capital Markets for Grosvenor Fund Management business based in London, Executive Director for Global Real Estate Products & Business Development with UBS Global Asset Management based in Zurich and Frankfurt.
Before joining UBS, Mr. Brandes worked as a student part-time for Franklin Templeton Investments from 1996 to 1999 and then full-time from 2000 to 2007 in various functions in Fort Lauderdale, New York, London, and Frankfurt.
Mr. Brandes entered the real estate industry in 2003.
Mr. Brandes received his master's degree in small business and entrepreneurship from Florida Atlantic University.