Chakri Lokapriya Vice President & Portfolio Manager Mr. Chakri Lokapriya is Vice President and Portfolio Manager – Equities for Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Lokapriya manages Franklin India Opportunities Fund. Mr. Lokapriya has been in the investment management Industry for the past 15 years. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Lokapriya worked as Head of India Equities and Fund Manager at BNP Paribas, London for 6 years. Prior to that, he was an Investment Director at PCE, London for 4 years. Earlier, Chakri was an Equity Analyst at JP Morgan, New York. Mr. Lokapriya holds an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business and a post graduate degree in management from Anna Malai University, India.