Michael Tost is Head of the Chair of Mining Engineering and Mineral Economics at Montanuniversität Leoben and owner of Mango Impact e.U., a sustainability consulting firm in Austria. He holds a doctorate in mining and environmental engineering from Montanuniversität Leoben and has completed various postgraduate courses at the London Business School, UK, and AGSM in Sydney, Australia. Before founding his own company and returning to Montanuniversität, he worked for over 12 years at Rio Tinto in various roles in sustainable development and health, safety, and environment in Austria, the UK, and Canada. He then worked as Head of External Affairs, Europe & North America at Vale in Switzerland and Head of Mining and Metals at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where he initiated the “Mining & Metals in a Sustainable World” project and focused on promoting responsible mining development.