James Whiteside

Head of Corporate, Metals & Mining Wood Mackenzie

James leads the development of metals and mining corporate research. Corporate research encompasses valuation, strategy analysis, and benchmarking. His focus is on providing data-driven analysis of companies’ positioning for the energy transition.  
In previous research leadership roles, he led the development of new cross-commodity products. This included research initiatives across emissions benchmarking, short-term analytics, and secondary supply. He was instrumental in establishing Wood Mackenzie's battery raw materials coverage and the subsequent acquisition of Roskill.  
James joined the company in 2015 as a metals and mining consultant. In this role, he specialised in transaction advisory and sales strategy. He acted as market adviser in the financing of several major base metals projects. 
James graduated from the University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering, with an MEng (Hons) and began his career in as a site-based project engineer in 2008. Immediately prior to joining Wood Mackenzie he was Investment Advisor to Baker Steel Resources Trust, a mining private equity fund. James also holds an MSc in Metals and Energy Finance from Imperial College London.