CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Columbia Funds Series Trust I of our reports dated June 22, 2026, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the funds indicated in Appendix A, which appear in Columbia Funds Series Trust I’s Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended April 30, 2026. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Organization and Management of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 21, 2026

Appendix A

Fund Name

Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

Columbia Select Corporate Income Fund

Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund