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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Lisa A. Lenza

Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer

Ms. Lenza serves as Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer for Global Currents Investment Management, LLC after nearly 21 years with U. S. Trust Company in New York. Ms. Lenza was most recently Managing Director of U.S. Trust and Director of the Financial Institutions Group whose focus was the distribution of U.S. Trust investment strategies in separately managed accounts and proprietary mutual funds through financial intermediaries. Prior to that, Ms. Lenza led the institutional relationship management and client service teams serving endowments, foundations, public funds, Taft-Hartley and corporate clients. Before joining the institutional group in 2002, Ms. Lenza served as the Chief Administrative Officer and Chair of the Operating Committee for the Campbell, Cowperthwait, the large cap growth investment division of U.S. Trust. Ms. Lenza joined Campbell, Cowperthwait directly from UST Securities, the broker/dealer affiliate of U.S. Trust, where, in addition to serving as a member of the Operating Committee, her responsibilities also included management of client services focused specifically on institutional relationships. Prior to her role at UST Securities, Ms. Lenza worked in the Asset Management Division from 1987 to 1995 in progressive managerial roles including oversight of the Division's Project Management and Client Service groups focused on high net worth clients. Ms. Lenza earned a B.B.A. degree from Pace University in New York.

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Geoff Deasey

Director, Relationship Management

Geoff Deasey is a Director, Relationship Management, for Global Currents and joined the firm in 2008. He is responsible for managing key client relationships at GCIM as well as developing and implementing sales strategies for a separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles in both retail and institutional markets. Previously, Geoff acted in a similar capacity at Glenmede Investment Management LP where he was sales manager for the firm. Mr. Deasey joined the parent company, The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. (GTC), in 2004 as manager of institutional sales.

Prior to joining GTC, Mr. Deasey was a principal and director of marketing for Andres Capital Management, creating both business and marketing plans for the firm. Before that, he was vice president and marketing director at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. In addition, at Martindale Andres & Company, as director of sales and marketing, he created sales strategies for high net worth and institutional investment products.

Geoff received a J.D. from the Delaware Law School and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Lower Merion Affordable Housing Authority and serves as an advisor to the St. Edmonds Home for Children. He serves as a volunteer administrator and coach for both the Philadelphia CYO and the Lower Merion Little League, as well as a referee for both the Pennsylvania InterScholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)

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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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