Jenny Johnson

Jenny Johnson spoke twice on the Hecto Main Stage at Proof of Talk Paris 2026 on 2 June. At 11:45 she joined Adam Back for “The Great Crossover: Asset Management for the Onchain Investor”, moderated by Eleanor Terrett. At 15:35 she appeared with Caroline D. Pham in “21st Century Cash Optimisation: Embedding Digitally Native Money Market Funds Directly into OnChain Transactions”. The programme billed Johnson as CEO of Franklin Templeton.

That role remained the company's stated title in its announcement of 5 October 2026. The release named Johnson as CEO and listed Matthew Nicholls and Daniel Gamba separately as co-presidents. It reported approximately $1.8 trillion in assets under management at 30 September 2026. The title on this profile is therefore CEO; older descriptions that combine president and chief executive should not replace that dated company record.

Franklin Templeton's onchain business provides concrete context for both Paris sessions. The Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, commonly known as BENJI, launched in 2021 and uses blockchain-integrated technology for transaction processing and share-ownership records. On the day of Johnson's Paris appearances, Franklin Templeton announced an integration of its Benji Technology Platform with MoonPay Trade. The stated purpose was to let eligible institutional users move between supported stablecoins and tokenised money-market-fund exposure within onchain workflows.

Later that month, on 22 June 2026, Franklin Templeton announced completion of its acquisition of 250 Digital. The transaction included the investment team and liquid cryptocurrency strategies previously run by CoinFund. The closing formally established Franklin Crypto as a dedicated active digital-asset-management division, bringing Christopher Perkins and Seth Ginns together with Tony Pecore.