Ian Telfer

Ian Telfer is a Canadian executive and philanthropist who is known for his strategic business success in the mining and resource sector. As a visionary mining entrepreneur, Ian built and led a series of successful companies through strategically timed mergers and acquisitions, including Wheaton Precious Metals, Uranium One, and Wheaton River, which became Goldcorp. Ian was the Chief Executive Officer of Wheaton River and former Goldcorp’s President & CEO and Chairman of the Board, until Goldcorp merged with Newmont Mining. Ian was Chairman of the World Gold Council (2009-2013) and named to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (2015) and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame (2018).