Paul D. Ehrlichman

Head of Global Equity & Portfolio Manager

Paul is the Head of Global Equity and also serves as a Portfolio Manager for Global Currents Investment Management. Paul oversees the firm's global investment process and leads the investment team which consists of 4 portfolio managers and 3 dedicated research analysts. Prior to launching Global Currents in 2008, Paul spent 18 years at Brandywine Global as Global Equity CIO and Managing Director. He has 28 years of industry experience.

Prior to joining Brandywine Global, Paul was with Provident Capital Management, Inc. as an Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager (1984-1988), and with First Pennsylvania Bank as a Securities Analyst (1983-1984).

Paul earned a B.S. degree in Finance and Quantitative Analysis from La Salle University, graduating cum laude. He is also involved with a number of community organizations including Fairville Friends School, The Brandywine Conservancy, Salesianum High School, St. Patrick's Parish of Kennett Square and The Delaware Nature Society

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Michael Coolahan, CIMA®, AIF®

Director of Marketing & Product Management

Mike Coolahan is responsible for marketing and product management and directly supports the International and Global Equity business at Global Currents. He also covers key client relationships as a senior relationship professional. He has extensive experience in investment consulting and asset management sales, marketing and communications -- most recently at UBS Financial Services -- where he was Investment Solutions Director for the major market New York Region. Mike was previously with Citigroup/Smith Barney or one of its affiliates over a ten-year period involving a variety of responsibilities including sales director and global marketing manager. Mike gained valuable experience in investment consulting to both institutional and high net worth clients, with a focus on creating investment policy, selecting high-quality investment managers, and evaluating the performance of those managers over time. He also managed a team of marketing professionals and was responsible for the development and implementation of marketing strategies, public relations, advertising, and communications. He began his career in financial services at AXA Financial as a financial planner assisting high-net-worth investors in developing investment strategies.

Mike received a B.A. in Accounting from Rutgers University and earned a M.B.A. in Finance from Drexel University. He was awarded a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification from the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA®) in 2002 and the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) designation in 2007 from the Center for Fiduciary Studies. He currently is pursuing the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®) designation from the CAIA Association and is also a NASD Registered Principal and NYSE Supervisory Analyst.

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Ibrahim N. Kagundu

Global Operations Manager

Ibrahim N. Kagundu is the Global Operations Manager at Global Currents. He is responsible for new account processing, trade processing, daily and month end account reconciliation, trade settlement issues, foreign exchange transactions, and myriad additional operational responsibilities. Previously, Ibrahim served in a similar capacity for Brandywine Global since 2006. Prior to Brandywine, he served as a senior investment accountant and other positions at PNC Financial Services since 2003. He earned a BA in commerce at Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya as well as a MSc in Economic Development from Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. Ibrahim also contributes his time to developmental work in the areas of health, education, and micro financing with PACE Ministries — a non-governmental organization aimed at supporting the less privileged in Kenya.

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