Mr. Ireland founded Boston-based Geologic Resource Partners, LLC, in 2004 and serves as the Chief Investment Officer and CEO. Mr. Ireland has almost forty years of experience in the mining and metals industry, spanning positions ranging from field geologist to operations, banking, and venture capital. From 2000 to 2004, he was General Partner of Ring Partners, LP, a predecessor investment partnership to GRP. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Ireland was an analyst for and a partner in Knott Partners LP, where he specialized in resource investing. Prior to 1993, Mr. Ireland held a variety of positions at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., The Chase Manhattan Bank, ASARCO Inc. and Ventures Trident LP. Mr. Ireland graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS from the School of Natural Resources and is a Fellow in the Society of Economic Geologists. Mr. Ireland is the lead independent board member of Lithium Argentina Ag and serves on the board of Amerigo Resources Ltd.