Gregg E. Pendergast Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President

Gregg attended Bridgewater State College. He joined Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company in 1980 and worked in the Custody and then the Master Trust divisions. Gregg continued working for Boston Safe after the company was purchased by Mellon Bank in 1994 and stayed in trust and custody after the Master Custody division of Boston Safe was merged with that of Mellon eventually becoming a Senior Unit Manager within Mellon Trust’s Global Securities Operations Division. He joined Franklin Portfolio Associates in 1997 as the Manager of Operations and Compliance and was later appointed the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer. Gregg is currently responsible for monitoring industry regulation and ensuring our compliance program remains in conformance with all applicable regulatory requirements, industry best practices and internal policies and procedures as part of the day-to-day process. He is also involved in new product development and consulted when other issues arise.

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