Who we are
Background
Global Delta Capital (“Global Delta”) specializes 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. We are an employee-owned, minority and woman-owned business.
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. We foster a culture of thought leadership, where our professionals contribute to advancing global investment thinking through research and public engagement.
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. As part of this mission, we are committed to thought leadership – sharing insights advancing impact investment ideology, and engaging with global stakeholders to drive meaningful change.
Team
Global Delta’s investment team has significant experience investing at the junction of quantitative finance, emerging markets, and sustainability.
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
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
Brian Coad
Operations
Previously, COO, Cartica Management, 2012-2020.
Over 30 years in financial services and operations.
BBA, Southern Methodist University, 1991
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
Melanie Brayden
Accounting
Previously, Accounting Manager, Bane Care Management LLC, 2014-2018.
Over 15 years in accounting and compliance.
BA Accounting of Emmanuel College, 2009
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, 2011
Disclaimer: Full team not pictured above