CEO & President

Mr. Smith joined NioCorp as CEO and Chairman in 2013. He has 40+ years of experience in the mining and mineral processing industries. Formerly, he was President, CEO & Director of Molycorp; CEO and Director of Largo Resources; CEO and President of Chevron Mining; and Director of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltd. (“CBMM”), the largest niobium producer in the world. He has led efforts that raised more than $3 billion for previous mining and manufacturing projects.

Mr. Smith also serves as CEO and Chairman of IBC Advanced Alloys and US Vanadium LLC. He holds a B.Sc. degree in engineering from Colorado State University and a J.D. (cum laude) from Western State University, College of Law.