Nicole Rodgers is one of the nation’s leading authorities on critical mineral supply chain security and sustainability, with deep experience shaping US industrial policy, public-private partnerships and the strategic materials ecosystem. She is the founding president of the Alliance for Mineral Security, a national coalition dedicated to strengthening US capacity to source, process and responsibly develop the critical minerals essential to clean energy technologies, advanced manufacturing, national defense systems and next-generation innovation.
Nicole has played a central role in several landmark efforts to build domestic production capacity for critical minerals and magnet manufacturing, including major partnerships between the US government and private sector leaders that established new models for processing, refinement and industrial-base resilience. Her work has helped catalyze billions of dollars of investment into the US critical minerals supply chain.
With nearly three decades of experience across government affairs, advocacy and high-impact stakeholder engagement, Nicole has advised companies, investors and public sector partners on industrial policy, supply chain strategy, geopolitical risk and the design of complex public-private capital structures. She is widely recognized as a trusted advisor to decision-makers navigating the rapidly evolving US critical minerals landscape and the strategic competition shaping the global materials economy.