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Market: United States

Asset Class: Equity

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Total Assets: 656.78M

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PCTEX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of PCTEX among other information.

Contact Information

Address One Franklin Parkway, Building 970, 1st Floor
San Mateo,CA 94403
United States

Phone +1 650 3122000

Web www.franklintempleton.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Garrett Hamilton	Portfolio Manager	2016	Now
Biography	Mr. Hamilton has been employed by Putnam since 2016 as a Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Putnam, Mr. Hamilton was a Portfolio Manager at BNY Mellon from 2010 to 2016.
Paul M. Drury	Portfolio Manager	2002	Now
Biography	Paul M. Drury is a Portfolio Manager in the Tax Exempt Fixed Income group. In this role, he is responsible for managing several sectors within the municipal market. He is also a Portfolio Manager of Putnam’s taxexempt funds. Mr. Drury, a CFA charterholder, has been in the investment industry since he joined Putnam in 1989.
Thalia Meehan	Head, Portfolio Manager	2006	2016
Biography	Ms. Meehan is a Portfolio Manager within Putnam's Tax Exempt Fixed Income Group. Ms. Meehan has served on the National Federation of Municipal Analysts' Board of Governors and is a member of Putnam's Diversity Advisory Council, the Boston Municipal Analyst Forum, and the Boston Security Analysts Society, as well as the Society of Municipal Analysts. In 2002, she received the Meritorious Service Award from the National Federation of Municipal Analysts. Ms. Meehan, who joined Putnam's Tax Exempt Bond Group in 1989, is a CFA charterholder.
Susan A. McCormack	Portfolio Manager	2002	2016
Biography	Ms. McCormack is a Portfolio Manager in the Tax Exempt Fixed Income group at Putnam. In this role, she is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam’s tax-exempt fixed-income funds. Ms. McCormack joined Putnam in 1994 as an analyst and moved into the role of Portfolio Manager in 1999. She is a CFA charterholder and has been in the investment industry since 1986.
Brad W. Libby	Managing Director	2006	2009
Biography	Brad W. Libby, Managing Director and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager/Credit Analyst of Wellington Management. Mr. Libby joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2010. Prior to joining Wellington Management, Mr. Libby is Senior Vice President and Tax Exempt Specialist on the Tax Exempt Fixed Income team. He is a Portfolio Member of Putnam's tax-exempt fixed income funds. He originally joined Putnam in 1996 as an Investment Associate in the Tax Exempt Fixed Income Group before leaving to pursue an M.B.A.; he returned as a Tax Exempt Bond Analyst in 2001.
James St. John	Senior Vice President	2003	2007
Biography	St. John is senior vice president and portfolio construction specialist in the tax-exempt fixed-income team at Putnam, his employer since 1998. Previously, he was an investment analyst for the University of Rochester’s Investment Office. He has more than five years of investment experience.
David E. Hamlin	Managing Director	1999	2006
Biography	Hamlin is a managing director and team leader of the tax exempt fixed income team at Putnam Investments, his employer since August 1998. Previously, he served as principal with Vanguard Group from 1986 to 1998 and as assistant vice president and portfolio manager with Provident Institutional Management Corporation from 1984 to 1986. He has more than 17 years of investment experience. David holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Richard P. Wyke	Vice President	2002	2004
Biography	Wyke is a vice president of Eaton Vance Management and director of Eaton Vance's Separately Managed Municipals Program. Wyke joined the investment management industry in 1982 and Eaton Vance in 2005. Between 1987 and 2004, he served as portfolio manager for both mutual fund and institutional municipal portfolios at Putnam Investments. Prior to 1987, he was an investment officer with Bank One Trust Company in Columbus, OH. Wyke has earned a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society.
Leslie J. Burke	Vice President	1998	1999
Biography	Burke is a vice president with Putnam Investments, her employer since 1992. Previously, she was a research associate and municipal-bond trader with Fidelity Management and Research Company.
William H. Reeves	Senior Portfolio Manager	1986	1998
Biography	Reeves is a senior portfolio manager at The Putnam Companies. Prior to joining Putnam in 1986, he was vice president at Crocker National Bank. Reeves was born September 8, 1943 in Philadelphia. He enjoys travel, reading, and chess.

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