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Howard Klein

Howard Klein

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Howard

Howard Klein is the Founder of RK Equity, a boutique investment advisory firm based in New York City. He has more than 25 years of experience in raising capital for and investing across investment themes in natural resources, including, gold, lithium, and iron ore. Klein focused on lithium and other commodities germane to batteries used in electric vehicles and utility storage. Howard is also the author of the newsletter "Lithium-ion Bull", which is widely read by institutional investors and accredited investors across North America, Europe, and Australia.

  • At SG Cowen Securities, Howard led the institutional equity sales desk and focused on the EMEA region, as well as Japan
  • At Thomson Financial, he researched M&A, new issues, and privatization transactions in Central Europe, Russia, and other emerging market countries.
  • At SG CIB, he led the institutional sales desk focused on emerging market equities in South Africa, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Greece, and the MENA region.
  • He had a brief stint selling Japanese equities.
  • He speaks regularly at investment conferences and to the financial media about the disruptive battery metals thematic.
  • He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.