Joe Carrier is an Independent Director for the CREF funds and Franklin Templeton Irish Domiciled Funds. Mr. Carrier was previously the Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management for Franklin Templeton Investments.  Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he was the Chief Risk Officer and Chief Audit Executive for Legg Mason, Inc. and served on the boards of directors of Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd (United Kingdom) and Legg Mason Investments Ireland Limited (Ireland).  He joined Legg Mason after serving as Vice President and Division Head of Investment Operations at T. Rowe Price and Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the T. Rowe Price Mutual Funds. Before joining T. Rowe Price, he served as the Industry Chair for Coopers & Lybrand’s Investment Management practice in the United States. He has also served as Assistant Chief Accountant in the Division of Investment Management with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

Mr. Carrier is an advisory Board Member, Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management - Management and International Business Program. 

He is a graduate of Loyola University in Baltimore and a Certified Public Accountant.