Deger Atay is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Director and Vice President at Franklin Templeton since September 2018. Previously, Deger held the position of Director at Pragma Corporate Finance from July 2017 to September 2018 and served as an Associate at Actera Group from March 2015 to June 2017. Earlier experience includes roles as an Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions Team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and as a Summer Associate in M&A at the same firm. Deger also worked as a Senior Analyst in M&A Advisory at Pragma Corporate Finance and completed a summer internship at JP Morgan. Deger holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BSc in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.