▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Ehr lich ▁began ▁att ending ▁college ▁at ▁U CLA . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁course work , ▁he ▁worked ▁full - time ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Mayor ▁Tom ▁Brad ley , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁student ▁body ▁president ▁during ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁Ehr lich ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁U CLA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁urban ▁studies ▁at ▁Occ ident al ▁College ▁and ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁public ▁affairs ▁from ▁the ▁Cor o ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Ehr lich ▁was ▁h ired ▁at ▁Fal con ▁Communic ations ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁to ▁Fal con ’ s ▁founder ▁and ▁chairman , ▁Marc ▁N ath anson . ▁▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁N ath anson ▁to ▁build ▁Fal con , ▁and ▁gained ▁experience ▁in ▁key ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁operation . ▁ ▁Fal con ▁grew ▁from ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁subscri bers ▁over ▁Ehr lich ' s ▁ten ure ▁at ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Ehr lich ▁moved ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁head ▁H utch ison ▁C able vision , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Li ▁Ka - sh ing ' s ▁H utch ison ▁Wh am po a ▁con gl omer ate