Dara White is the global head of emerging market equities at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and has acted as lead portfolio manager of emerging market equity strategies since 2008. He joined the company in 2006 as co-manager of the strategic investor team and is based in Portland. Prior to this, Dara was a portfolio manager and analyst with RCM Global Investors. Dara received a degree in finance and marketing from Boston College. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Security Analysts of San Francisco. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.