Speaker Bio

Rob McEwen launched The Goldcorp Challenge in March 2000 with US$575,000 in prize money. The company posted its proprietary mining data on a website and asked the world to help it find its next six million ounces of gold at its Red Lake Mine. His geologists were wary. The mining industry thought it was like laying down a welcome mat for a takeover. McEwen thought otherwise.

Rob McEwen led Goldcorp from $100 million to $9 billion in revenue in just a short time. People from around the world discovered drilling targets that Goldcorp had never thought existed. By posting its proprietary mining data online, Rob McEwen turned IP management on its head, ultimately to Goldcorp's tremendous advantage.

Rob McEwen followed his father into the investment industry and developed a passion for gold. In 1990, Rob jumped into the mining industry, where he transformed Goldcorp from a collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse. From 1993, when Rob started restructuring Goldcorp to the time he stepped down in 2006, Goldcorp's market capitalization had grown from US$50 million to $8.5 billion and its share price had increased at a 31% compound annual growth rate.