Who we are
Background
Global Delta Capital (“Global Delta”) is an employee-owned, minority and woman-owned business specializing in international, emerging and frontier markets. The firm’s investment process fuses systematic stock selection investing with evolving fundamental thematic views to drive performance and impact.
Culture
Our team is experienced, visionary, hungry, nimble, and client-oriented. We reward creativity, collaboration, and an alpha orientation while living our values throughout our investment and business practices.
Mission
Our mission is to serve our clients by targeting high returns and high impact. We employ proven systematic frameworks to drive risk-adjusted returns. We believe our strategy leverages the power of capital to accelerate the pace of economic development around the world via the capital markets.
Team
Our investment team is comprised of seasoned investors who we believe have a history of pioneering innovative, alpha generative strategies. Our investment team, listed below, is complemented with a pool of skilled analysts, as well as experienced professionals in business development and operations to lead our client engagement and infrastructure consistent with our mission and culture.
The firm has also engaged an Advisory Committee to support the strategic growth of the business and complement leadership skills and experience. These industry professionals from highly respected organizations share the same vision of alpha generation, client success, employee development, sustainability, DEI, and market engagement.
Asha Mehta
Founder
Author of Power of Capital: An Adventure Capitalist’s Journey
Lead Portfolio Manager, Acadian, 2007-2020
Over 20 years of investment experience, including Goldman Sachs.
MBA with Honors, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2004
AB, BS, Stanford University, 1996-2000
Wes Chan
Co-Founder, Investments
Previously, Director, Stock Selection Research, Acadian, 2011-2018.
Over 25 years of investment experience, including GSAM, PIMCO, and Alpha Simplex Group.
Ph.D., MIT, 2002
BA, Princeton, 1995
Paul Erlich
Co-Founder, Investments
Previously, Senior Research Analyst, Acadian, 1995-2011.
Over 25 years of investment experience, including New Frontier Advisors.
BS, Physics, Yale, 1994
Xuepeng Sun
Co-Founder, Investments
Previously, Senior Integration Analyst, Acadian, 2015-2019.
Over 20 years of investment & technology experience.
PhD, Theoretical Physics, Univ. of Virginia, 2002
BS, Univ. Of Science & Technology, Beijing, 1996
Andrew Maxymillian-Wheeler
Technology
Prior Senior Feeds Analyst, Arrowstreet Capital, 2021-2022.
Over 15 years of technology experience, including Chief Technology Officer, TPRV Capital.
BS, Computer Science, BA, Political Science, SUNY New Paltz, 2007
Brian Coad
Operations
Previously, COO, Cartica Management, 2012-2020.
Over 30 years in financial services and operations.
BBA, Southern Methodist University, 1991
George Kalogeropoulos
Operations
Previously, VP, Operations Manager, Acadian, 2006-2023.
Over 20 years in financial services and operations.
JD, Tax. New England Law | Boston, 2010.
- BA, Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, 2002
Julia Peter-Kerr
Business Development
Previously, Founder & Managing Partner, Quotient Investors, 2007-2018.
Over 25 years in financial services, including Forester Capital, AXA Rosenberg, Jacobs Levy & MSCI Barra.
BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
Fatima Fasih
Sustainability
GRI-certified; 7+ years in sustainability advisory and reporting.
Previously, Manager, Sustainable Development, Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business, Karachi, 2017-2019.
BSc Honors and MSc Sustainability Management, University of Toronto; 2009-2013 and 2014-2016
Lez Berdon
Executive Assistant
Previously, College Instructor.
BS, Information Technology, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
Disclaimer: Full team not pictured above
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
As a diverse and minority-owned business, Global Delta supports industry and community initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion, both within and outside the workplace. We attempt to seek partnerships with organizations that share our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including both service providers and industry groups.
Global Delta is a Founding Signatory of the CFA Institute’s DEI Code. We are also a working group participant in Industry Diversity Advisory Committee (IDAC), which was launched in February 2020 as an independently operating forum for investment organizations to share best practices and document progress on diversity, equity and inclusion in the asset management industry.