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Areas of Expertise:
Critical Minerals Have written deeply researched articles on mining, mine finance, mining technology, and the push for lowering emissions/greening the industry for over 10 years (Mining Magazine, Mining Journal, S&P Global, CIM Magazine, VICE, The Ecologist, Montreal Gazette). Have interviewed dozens of mining executives, mining engineers, mine finance specialists, First Nations representatives, community activists, environmental specialists, commodity analysts. Extensively covered industry developments in the Americas, Africa, and FSU. Wide network in mining and mining-adjacent sectors. Fluent in French, reading capacity in Spanish. Energy Researched and interviewed many oil, gas, nuclear, and renewable energy leaders over 15 years, first covering the oil and gas industry in Algeria. I then moved on to coverage of oil and gas diplomacy in Central Asia, covering the (often stalled) development of pipelines and oil and gas fields throughout the region and connecting to China, Russia, and Iran. As a mining journalist, I have written extensively on nuclear and renewable options as a means of moving away from climate-emitting fuels. I have also written for Nuclear Energy Insider (and republished in Reuters). I have keenly followed the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), and their potential impact on remote mining sites, as well as interviewing many executives and analysts in the nuclear industry. France Considerable knowledge of the French economy, finance sector, politics, and history. Navigated subscribers through the many political and economic responses to the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the M&A market. Conducted interviews with high-level French government officials and 300+ French CEOs to determine how French policies, including guaranteed loans, partial salary reimbursement for businesses, and various methods of credit mediation affected business health and growth projection. Deeply reported the pandemic's impact on the packaging, aeronautics, biotech, insurance, and food processing industries. FSU/Central Asia Deep knowledge and experience covering the region, having served as Managing Editor of Central Asia Newswire for three years, reporting and analysing political and economic trends in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In-depth knowledge of extractive sectors in region (oil, gas, mining), as well as governance challenges, regime stability, and impact of large powers (Russia, China) on security and economics in the region. Interviewed Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek government officials, as well as local observers and political analysts. Minimal Russian-language knowledge. MA thesis (McGill University): Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan: Different approaches in managing Islamist threats. UK Policy and Governance Twice worked as parliamentary researcher in House of Commons (Westminster), writing policy reports (fisheries, oil development in North Sea, social mobility, banking reform) Hansard Scholar of British Government at London School of Economics, MA in Environmental Journalism at City University London (portions published in UK newsmagazine The New Statesman).In-depth knowledge of parliamentary processes, UK regional and sub-national governance, environmental policies, economy, recent economic history, and foreign policy. Climate/Environment/Energy Transition Policy researcher and activist at For Our Kids (Canadian environmental organisation), writing policy reports, presenting potential solutions, directives, and initiatives to local and national government officials, translating documents and legislative developments from French to English, and monitoring policy changes on the provincial, national, and international levels. Extensively written about industrial attempts to lower emissions, particularly in mining and energy. MA thesis (City University London): Fishing for Disaster: Overfishing in the North Sea. North Africa/Maghreb In-depth awareness and knowledge of governance and economic trends across the Maghreb (Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya). Reported on pre-Arab Spring developments in the region, regularly connecting with on-the-ground reporters and analysts. Wrote extensively on industries in the region (hydrocarbons, petrochemicals, fertilisers and phosphates), as well as social stressors (high youth unemployment, economic stagnation, mass emigration). |
