Wayne Atwell worked as a metals and mining analyst for over forty years. His opinions outperformed the industry averages. He was a highly ranked analyst by both II and Greenwich Associates. He worked for such investment banking firms as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and has visited 230 mines and over 300 steel mills. He organized mining trips for clients to visit China and the coal fields of Wyoming. He worked on 15 IPOs and helped raise money for 90 natural resource companies, raising $8-10 billion. He brought in such banking clients as Steel Dynamics and Chalco. He started and ran the International mining team at Morgan Stanley.