Carlos von Hardenberg is the founder of MCP Emerging Markets and has been Portfolio Manager since inception in 2018.

Carlos has nearly 25 years of experience in financial markets. He spent 17 years with Franklin Templeton Investments starting as a research analyst based in Singapore, focusing on South East Asia. He then went on to live and work in Poland before moving to Istanbul, Turkey for ten years.

During his tenure at Franklin Templeton, Carlos managed country, regional, and global emerging and frontier market portfolios, overseeing over $27 billion as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group. In 2015, Carlos was appointed lead manager of the LSE-listed Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC, where he generated significant outperformance over the entire period of his leadership. Additionally, Carlos established and managed the Templeton Frontier Markets Fund, one of the largest global frontier market funds, which grew to over $3.5 billion in AuM.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Carlos worked as a corporate finance analyst for Bear Stearns International in London and New York. He holds a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from City University London, and studied in Germany, the UK and Pennsylvania, US.

Carlos is married with four children born and raised in Poland and Turkey. In his free time, he enjoys being with his family, especially in the mountains, as well as reading history.