Peter Blue is the head of Alternatives Solutions for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. He is responsible for the development and implementation of multi-asset alternatives capabilities for the Solutions team.

Most recently, he was a client portfolio manager, also for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Mr. Blue focuses on designing, managing and maintaining multi-asset investment solutions for institutional clients in the Americas.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Blue was an investment analyst at QS Investors, a quantitative multi-asset and equity manager, where he was responsible for leveraging the breadth of QS' capabilities in the creation of new and custom investment solutions. QS Investors combined with Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions in October 2020 to create Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Before QS Investors in 2019, Mr. Blue was an alternatives product specialist at Legg Mason. Previously, he held product development, business development, and investment analyst roles with Guggenheim Partners, AlphaMetrix and Cambridge Associates, respectively.

Mr. Blue holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Washington & Lee University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations. Mr. Blue is a member of the CFA Society New York and the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).