Ernie is a Director, President and the Chief Executive Officer of Lithium Royalty Corp. He manages the origination, structuring, and execution of our royalties, which involves cross-border negotiations with parties in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Serbia, Finland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Ernie led the Company through the only and largest IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange during 2023, raising C$150 million. Ernie has visited many of the world’s lithium deposits and is a regular presenter at industry and investor conferences, including Fastmarkets and LME Week.
Prior to LRC, Ernie was an Analyst at Tide Point Capital Management, a hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut. At Tide Point Capital, Ernie led investments into lithium companies that included Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, Albemarle Corporation and Galaxy Resources Limited and others.
Prior to Tide Point Capital, Ernie was a senior associate at Credit Suisse based in New York City, where he led research and diligence on lithium. In 2014, Ernie led the Credit Suisse team in publishing one of the seminal lithium primers that helped companies in the space raise capital based on its in-depth analysis of the industry.
Ernie was a founding member of and continues to sit on the London Metal Exchange Lithium Advisory Committee. He also serves as a director on the board of Sinova Global Inc. Ernie is a CFA charter holder and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago.