Source & Supply of Critical Minerals - Challenges & Opportunities | John Thompson | 2021 WSGS

Since 2012, John has partnered in a consulting business based in Vancouver, BC, focused on exploration, mining, innovation and sustainability. From 2013-18 he was the Wold Professor of Environmental Balance for Human Sustainability at Cornell University, and he remains an Adjunct Professor at Cornell and the University of British Columbia. In 2021, he became the Honorary Professor of Responsible Resources at the University Bristol, UK. John has over 35 years working in the mining industry and related research, and has held diverse roles in many organizations – Teck Resources, Genome BC, the World Economic Forum, Resources for Future Generations 2018, Society of Economic Geologists, Geoscience BC, Canada Mining Innovation Council, and MDRU-UBC. He is a director and advisory board member for several exploration, technology, and venture capital companies, including KoBold Metals and MineSense, and he works with not-for-profit organizations focused on resources and sustainability.