Responsible for the overall performance of the Critical Resource team within ERM Group. I oversee relationships with all our major mining clients and direct the overall strategy of the company as a whole. In recent years our efforts have focused on: providing practical support to clients on-the-ground to overcome stakeholder challenges thereby securing key commercial outcomes; providing bespoke business and political intelligence to help clients make major investment decisions ($100m-$5bn); and… Show more Responsible for the overall performance of the Critical Resource team within ERM Group. I oversee relationships with all our major mining clients and direct the overall strategy of the company as a whole. In recent years our efforts have focused on: providing practical support to clients on-the-ground to overcome stakeholder challenges thereby securing key commercial outcomes; providing bespoke business and political intelligence to help clients make major investment decisions ($100m-$5bn); and setting up stronger frameworks and processes for managing and engaging with investors on ESG issues, in particular climate change. In the years ahead we'll be working to better combine with our ERM colleagues to provide ever better service to our clients. Show less

My own website detailing developments in the China Africa relationship.

While at Africa Practice I worked with a major FTSE 100 mining company providing business intelligence and strategic advice on a multi-billion dollar iron ore project in West Africa. The role involved spending significant time on the ground in the capital city and in the communities around the mine, providing input to the stakeholder engagement, communications and economic development strategies.

The Stimson Center is an independent, nonprofit, public policy institute committed to finding and promoting innovative solutions to the security challenges confronting the United States.I worked on their regional voices program which sought to better understand the perspectives of local technical and subject experts, and political and strategic analysts on non-traditional security threats such as natural resources and climate change in the Indian Ocean region. During my internship I… Show more The Stimson Center is an independent, nonprofit, public policy institute committed to finding and promoting innovative solutions to the security challenges confronting the United States.I worked on their regional voices program which sought to better understand the perspectives of local technical and subject experts, and political and strategic analysts on non-traditional security threats such as natural resources and climate change in the Indian Ocean region. During my internship I supported the teams work on recently held consultations in Pakistan, and produced a paper detailing how to expand the project into East Africa. Show less

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