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Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Public Finance Leaders | July 20–23, 2025 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA

Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Public Finance Leaders | July 20–23, 2025 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA

Tony Pecore
Anthony (Tony) Pecore
SVP & Director, Digital Asset Management, Franklin Templeton

Anthony Pecore is a senior vice president and director of digital asset management for Franklin Templeton. Mr. Pecore leads Franklin Templeton's Digital Asset Investment Strategies Group, which includes liquid token, venture capital and digital asset exchange-traded product operations.

Mr. Pecore has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. In addition to five years in the digital asset space, he has nearly two decades of
experience in traditional fixed income portfolio management, research and trading, including securitized products, longevity-linked assets, multi-sector fixed income, global absolute return, and machine learning driven alternative credit strategies. He joined Franklin Templeton in 2002 as a research analyst.

Mr. Pecore holds a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from Boston University, and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.