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Christopher Vandome leads the Chatham House Critical Minerals Initiative. He is a senior research fellow with both the Global Economy and Finance Programme and the Africa Programme.
Christopher is a highly experienced research and operations professional covering political economy, geopolitics, security, natural resource governance, extractive industry performance standards, critical minerals and international relations.
He is regularly sought after by government, companies and media for strategic advice, expert analysis and project delivery. He is a member of the standards committee of the Responsible Jewellery Council and serves on the advisory committee for the African Minerals Policy Forum – Mining in Motion. He has worked as a consultant for several election observation and pre-electoral assessment teams in Africa.
Christopher is widely published and cited in media and academia. He has written several peer-reviewed book chapters, reports, journal articles and papers. He writes and comments regularly on political economy, foreign policy, and mining issues including for the Africa Report, Al Jazeera, BBC, Financial Times, SABC, Huffington Post, Mail and Guardian, Newsweek and the Telegraph.
He has extensive leadership experience overseeing inclusive multi-stakeholder research and outreach processes internationally, including in conflict affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs), and hosting events and conferences with senior international political and commercial leaders.
In 2017–2018 Christopher undertook a secondment with a major global mining firm to support the development of their Africa strategy.
Christopher has a Master’s Degree from the University of Cape Town and completed his PhD on mining investment at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
