Pholida Barclay

Pholida Barclay is head of public relations for First Eagle Investments, responsible for public relations strategy and execution across the firm. Prior to joining First Eagle in December 2022, she was a senior corporate communications consultant with Franklin Templeton, where she led the public relations strategy and coordination of Franklin Templeton’s ETF and Alternatives Investment platforms. Before that, she held a variety of roles within the communications group at JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Scotland and DWS where she successfully built and implemented an integrated communications program. Pholida earned a BA in sociology and education from Simmons College and a certificate on strategic marketing management from Columbia Business School. She holds the Investment Foundations Certificate by the CFA Institute.