Lauren Templeton Speaker Biography
Financial Speaker, Author, Investor, Founder and President of Templeton & Phillips Capital Management
Lauren C. Templeton is the founder and president of Templeton & Phillips Capital Management, LLC; a value investing boutique located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company is the general partner to the Global Maximum Pessimism Fund.
Education
Templeton received a B.A. in Economics from the University of the South. She is the founder and former president of the Southeastern Hedge Fund Association, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia. Templeton currently serves the on the Board of Trustees at the Baylor School, Board of Advisors for The Beacon Center of Tennessee and the Atlas Board of Overseers. Templeton is also an active member of Rotary International. She serves on the investment committee of Chattanooga Rotary Club 103 and the investment committee of The Rotary Foundation.
Affiliations
In the past, Templeton has served as President of the Atlanta Hedge Fund Roundtable and as the Director of the Galtere Institute: Finance for the Future Initiative at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Additionally, Templeton has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Memorial Hospital Foundation, a member of the Finance Advisory Board of the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, and also served on the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Book
Templeton is also the co-author of, Investing the Templeton Way: The Market-Beating Strategies of Value Investing Legendary Bargain Hunter, which has been translated into nine languages. Templeton lives in Chattanooga, with her husband, Scott Phillips, who is a portfolio manager of the Global Maximum Pessimism Fund and author of the investing book, Buying at the Point Maximum Pessimism: Six Value Investing Trends from China to Oil to Agriculture, and co-author to the revised edition of The Templeton Touch.
Sir John Templeton
Lauren is the great niece of Sir John M. Templeton and is a current member of the John M. Templeton Foundation. The John Templeton Foundation was established in 1987 by renowned international investor, Sir John Templeton.
Early Career
Lauren Templeton began investing as a child under the heavy influence of her father as well as her late great-uncle, Sir John Templeton. Professionally speaking, Lauren began her career working with managed portfolios and investments in 1998, beginning as a junior associate at the financial advisor Homrich and Berg and later the hedge fund management company New Providence Advisors both of Atlanta. In 2001, Lauren launched her own hedge fund management company which dedicates its efforts to the practice of value investing across the global markets using the same methods learned from her great-uncle, Sir John Templeton.
Lauren Templeton Speaking Topics
Skating to Where the Puck is Going to Be
The presentation filters out today’s noise to focus on the most critical economic trends shaping tomorrow. From low interest rates to artificial intelligence, the current economic environment presents both challenges and opportunities. Understanding these trends is key to strategically positioning your business for future success. In the words of hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky - “I skate to where the puck is going to be.” Three key takeaways: 1. Learn the economic factors impacting your business today. 2. Learn the economic trends shaping your business tomorrow. 3. Develop a long term strategic focus for your business
Investing the Templeton Way
The presentation reviews value investing in the context of behavioral finance. The presentation also illustrates the successful application of behavioral investing through the methods of the world’s first and most famous global bargain hunter, Sir John Templeton.