Marc Weidner joined Franklin Templeton in early 2002 as managing director and head of global real estate. He also serves as a member of the global investment committee of Franklin Real Asset Advisors as head of investments.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Weidner worked in the investment banking group of DLJ/Credit Suisse in London and New York where he originated and structured real estate private equity funds in Europe and the United States. Prior to joining DLJ/Credit Suisse, he was with Security Capital Group in London where he worked on various transactions and business development initiatives.

Weidner holds an master of business administration degree from Cornell University where he was a Fulbright scholar. He holds a master's degree in political science and international relations, magna cum laude and a bachelor of arts degree in business management, magna cum laude, from Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He is a member of PREA and INREV and is a faculty member in the masters of science in real estate development program at Columbia University.