Mining and Sustainability Expert | Entrepreneur | InvestorPassionate about driving the future of mining in Africa, building a better world and unlocking value.Giyani Mashimbye is the CEO and founder of Future Mining Finance, a mining supply chain finance firm; director of Giya Group, a corporate advisory firm and investment holding company; and director of Chlor-Alkali Technologies South Africa, a company that provides water treatment solutions.An economist by training, Giyani holds a Masters of Science in Mineral and Energy Economics from the world’s top-rated mining school, the Colorado School of Mines in the USA. Giyani began his career in mining at Randgold Resources during the construction of the top-producing gold mine in Africa, Kibali Gold Mine in the DRC, where he contributed to creating and developing dozens of local suppliers, and improving the lives of thousands of people.With extensive experience in mining, before establishing Future Mining, he worked as a Commercial Manager at Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s second largest gold mining company, in their Africa and Middle East team. He also worked for the mining-focused private equity firm Resource Capital Funds in Denver, Colorado, and has been involved in numerous entrepreneurial ventures.