Howard Klein
Howard Klein is the Founder and Partner at RK Equity, a boutique capital markets and lithium advisory firm. Klein has over 25 years of capital markets and investing experience across multiple investment themes in natural resources, including gold, iron ore and lithium. Previously, he was Vice President at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, where he led the institutional equity sales desk and focused on the EMEA region and Japan. He also worked as an Analyst at Thomson Financial Hungary, where he specialized in privatization efforts in Eastern Europe. In addition to RK, he is known for his insights into the evolving market dynamics of battery metals.
Howard Klein Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Partner
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Vice President
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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B.A., Economics
EARLY CAREER
Klein has expertise on various investment themes within natural resources, particularly emphasizing lithium and other commodities related to battery technology for electric vehicles and energy storage systems.
At SGCIB, 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 researched M&A, new issues, and privatization transactions in Central Europe, Russia, and other emerging market countries for Thomson Financial.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Klein is also author of the "Lithium-ion Bull" newsletter, which provides insights into the lithium market and is distributed to a wide audience of institutional investors.
He co-hosts "Rock Stock Channel" on YouTube and "Lithium-ion Rocks!" podcast, which has a wide audience of institutional investors and accredited investors in North America, Australia and Europe.
He frequently speaks at investment conferences, discussing trends and developments in the battery metals sector.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.