Exhibit 99.16(14)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined U.S. Core Portfolio, Global Atlantic Goldman Sachs Global Equity Insights Portfolio, Global Atlantic Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Portfolio, Global Atlantic Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Insights Portfolio, Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio, Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Core Portfolio, Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined International Core Portfolio, Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Growth Portfolio, and Global Atlantic BlackRock Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (collectively, the Portfolios), each a separate series of Forethought Variable Insurance Trust (the Trust), of our report dated February 23, 2021, relating to our audit of the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the December 31, 2020 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to our firm under the captions “General Information - Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, “Financial Highlights”, and “Representations and Warranties” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ RSM US LLP
Denver, Colorado
June 4, 2021
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