Since the early 1980s, he has specialised in securing funding for the exploration and development of mineral and energy resources as well as technology ventures.
He is the founder and chairman of his private, family-owned firm, Ivanhoe Capital Corporation, which is focused on emerging markets. He is also the founder and co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, a public company listed in the Toronto and OTXQX exchanges.
Robert Friedland has successfully developed a portfolio of respected public and private companies whose initiatives have led to several of the world’s most significant mineral discoveries and mine developments, applications of disruptive technologies and contributions to significant economic growth in established and emerging markets.