Mark Edelstein, Chief Executive Officer of Auramet, joins Mark Gerson to discuss his career in commodities and the building of Auramet into a global precious metals trading business. He explains how metals markets function and shares his approach to risk, volatility, and discipline across cycles.
Our latest Member Spotlight podcast features Mark Edelstein, Chief Executive Officer of Auramet. His career spans global commodities markets, entrepreneurship, and investing. After immigrating to the U.S. from South Africa in the 1980s, he spent 15 years in commodities before co-founding Auramet in 2004, building the business into a global precious metals trading platform.
In conversation with 3i Members Co-Founder & Chairman Mark Gerson, Mark reflects on his experience across commodities markets. He discusses how global metals markets function, how he approaches risk and volatility, and the discipline required to navigate cycles over time.
In this episode, Mark shares:
• How Mark built and scaled a global metals business, and the lessons it taught him about relationships, risk, and decision-making
• A clear perspective on how commodities markets operate and where value is created across the supply chain
• Practical lessons from decades in commodities on maintaining discipline, managing volatility, and allocating capital across cycles
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