Brian co-founded Altius in 1997 while still studying geology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has been the President and CEO of Altius from this inception over which time the company has grown from a market capitalization of less than $1 million to approximately $550 million today, with projected high-margin royalty revenue this year of around $70 million coming in from 15 mines. A long-term contrarian investor by nature he relishes the wild cyclical valuation swings that characterize the mineral exploration and mining industries. Brian lives in Newfoundland, Canada which is anything but a major financial center but is a great place for fly fishing.