Ned Mamula is an economic geologist with the LTI Corporation. He was previously with the U.S. Geological Survey, and has served in various capacities as an energy and mineral specialist in several federal agencies, including on a presidential transition with the Interior Department team. Dr. Mamula is currently directing part of the DOE’s critical minerals program and recently helped standup the Minerals Sustainability Division at DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy. He is the author of the recent book on critical minerals titled: Groundbreaking! America’s New Quest for Mineral Independence.