Christopher Vandome

Director, Critical Minerals Initiative Chatham House

Founding head of Chatham House Global Critical Minerals Initiative, and Senior Research Fellow in Global Economics and Finance, and Africa; leading corporate engagement, commercial fundraising, project development, and communications strategy. Highly experienced research operations professional covering political economy, geopolitics, resource governance, extractive industry performance standards, critical minerals, international relations and Africa. Regularly sought after by government, companies and media for strategic advice, expert analysis, and project delivery. Widely published and cited in media and academia. PhD candidate, University of the Witwatersrand. Based in London and Johannesburg