George Milling-Stanley
George Milling-Stanley is a well-known authority on the gold business and the Chief Gold Strategist at State Street Global Advisors, one of the world's largest asset managers. Prior to joining State Street, Milling-Stanley was a Managing Director of Government Affairs at the World Gold Council, where he was a key member of the team responsible for working with SSGA to pioneer and launch the world’s first gold-backed ETF. He was also integral in crafting the structures and processes required to make gold-backed ETFs functional. Before that, he worked at Lehman Brothers where he developed customer business for the precious metals trading desk while being responsible for the firm’s research and analysis of the metals markets. His early career was spent as a journalist, including 10 years with the Financial Times in London, where he wrote about the international mining industry.
George Milling-Stanley Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Gold Strategist
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First Vice President of Risk Management
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Mining Editor
Academic History
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B.A., Modern Languages
WORLD GOLD COUNCIL
Milling-Stanley was a key member of the team that pioneered and launched SPDR® Gold Shares.
He was instrumental in the development of the structures and processes that allow gold-backed ETF to function.
He also led WGC's principal activity to help JPMorgan Chase build its gold business with central banks and other government entities.
EARLY CAREER
Before joining SSGA, he ran the independent consultancy George Milling-Stanley on Gold, LLC.
Previously, he worked for Consolidated Gold Fields in London, which was at that time the second largest gold mining group in the world.
As Chief Precious Metals Analyst, he provided gold market intelligence for the whole group. His duties included researching and writing the company’s authoritative annual survey of the world gold industry.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
An acknowledged authority on all aspects of the gold business, George-Milling is a regular speaker at international conferences.
He has been featured in Bloomberg, CNBC, Business Insider, and Institutional Investor.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.