

CULTURE
Collaboration and investing responsibly is paramount to our success

Oskar Lewnowski
Founder & GROUP CEO
Dynamic thinking, transparent communication, and creativity
We are building a team where talented people with diverse beliefs, perspectives and thought processes effectively collaborate to deliver exceptional investment outcomes. Through ongoing education and other learning opportunities, we retain and develop the intellectual property critical to our long-term success.

Leadership
Oskar Lewnowski
Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer

Oskar Lewnowski is the Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Orion Resource Partners. Over the past decade Mr. Lewnowski has raised over $8 billion whilst spearheading the Investment Committee and deploying capital across 80+ portfolio companies. He is currently responsible for the strategic direction of the firm’s expansion efforts. Before Orion, Mr. Lewnowski was a founding partner of the Red Kite Group and Chief Investment Officer of mine finance. His career began on the sales side across various roles and jurisdictions, enabling global investment experience.
Education: BA in Business Administration (Georgetown University), MBA (New York University, Stern School of Business).
Michael Barton
Managing Partner & Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Barton is a Managing Partner and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Management Committee. Before Orion, Mr. Barton was Chief Executive Officer of Pala Investments, a mining-focused investment company. At Pala, Mr. Barton was responsible for all aspects of strategy development, deal origination, investment and portfolio management across a broad portfolio of investment types, including public equity, private equity, debt, convertible debt, royalties and product streams. In addition, his management responsibilities at Pala spanned several non-investments. Mr. Barton’s career began in various traditional financing roles in the metals and mining sectors
Education: First Class Honours in Geography (University of Leicester), qualified chartered accountant (ICAEW).
Ryan Byrne
Managing Director, Orion Commodities Management

Mr. Byrne joined Orion in 2024. Prior to Orion, Mr. Byrne was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Pandion Mine Finance, a private equity firm focused on investments in global mining projects for eight years. Mr. Byrne served as Chairman of the Board of Pandion Mine Finance and RiverMet Resource Capital. Prior to Pandion, Mr. Byrne served as Managing Director, Global Head of Precious Metals and Head of Base Metals Americas at Jefferies Group for four years. His previous leadership roles included Senior Vice President and Global Head of Precious Metals at Prudential Financial, Director and Advisory Board Member of Prudential Bache Asset Management, and Head of Equity Arbitrage for ten years. Mr. Byrne previously served as an Advisor to Ospraie Real Assets Fund and as a Member of the Board of Directors to Sinda Ltd.
Education: BA (Boston College), MBA (New York University).
Philip Clegg
Managing Partner, Orion Abu Dhabi

Mr. Clegg is a Managing Partner of Orion Abu Dhabi. His recent focus has been on investment strategy and portfolio development in resources that drive the clean energy transition. Before Orion, Mr. Clegg was at Pala Investments, where he led Pala’s partnerships with their portfolio companies across all financial matters, he also oversaw acquisition finance for new investments and established and managed their long-short liquid portfolio. Before joining Pala, Mr. Clegg worked on the advisory side.
Education: Masters in Geology (Oxford University), qualified chartered accountant (ACA).
Jill Cooper
Director, Responsible Investing

Ms. Cooper joined Orion in 2022. Prior to Orion, Ms. Cooper served as an ESG Senior Principal at Geosyntec Consultants. Ms. Cooper is an environmental attorney by background with ~30 years of experience working on sustainability related considerations across a wide array of industries including mining, energy, water, manufacturing, consumer products, and government.
Education: BS in Marketing (Michigan State University), MBA (Thunderbird), JD in Environmental Law (University of Colorado).
John Fallon
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Fallon joined Orion in 2015. Prior to Orion, Mr. Fallon was the President of Pia Capital LP. Prior to Pia, he was Managing Director of Prudential Financial Inc., where he was a 29-year veteran. His last management assignment was in the Global Derivatives Division, where he ran the OTC derivatives business. Primary product oversight included base and precious metals, foreign exchange and equities. Responsibilities included risk management, product development and institutional client relations for its offices in New York, London, Hamburg and Hong Kong.
Education: BA in History (Colgate University).
Jeffrey Feeley
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Feeley is the Chief Financial Officer for Orion Resource Partners. Before joining Orion in 2017, Mr. Feeley served as the Director of Finance for the Global Equities division of Citadel LLC. Before that, he spent several years at Goldman Sachs and has extensive experience in fund accounting, financial reporting and regulatory reporting.
Education: BS in Accounting (Rutgers University), licensed CPA (New York State).
Mark Frayman
Managing Partner

Mr. Frayman is a Managing Partner and responsible for Orion Industrial Ventures; focused on emerging technology companies in the minerals, low-carbon materials and industrial energy sectors (launched 2023). Before Orion, Mark established and ran BHP Ventures, a leading metals and mining corporate venture capital group within the BHP Group, the world’s largest diversified natural resources company. His experience preceding BHP Ventures spanned public and private investments, including managing a large family office portfolio and working with leading venture capital investment firms.
Education: First Class Honours degree in Law and Commerce (University of Melbourne).
Richard Gashler
Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Gashler joined Orion in 2015 as Chief Compliance Office and has over 16 years of experience advising investment managers, hedge funds and private equity funds. Prior to Orion, he was a Counsel in the Investment Group at DLA Piper where he focused on formation and regulation of alternative investment funds. Prior to that Rick was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Sandell Asset Management Corp., a multi-billion-dollar event-driven hedge fund manager and spent several years within the Office of the General Counsel at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
Education: BA in Economics (University of Rochester), JD (Catholic University School of Law), Member of New York State Bar.
Sheena Ghosh
Chief Strategy Officer

Ms. Ghosh is the Chief Strategy Officer for Orion Resource Partners and joined in July 2023 to focus on building strategic partnerships and initiatives across the Orion Platform, working closely with the Group CEO. Prior to joining Orion, she was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank and running their Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC) Capital Introduction efforts globally. Ms. Ghosh has 18 years of experience across three investment banks and three regions covering alternative investment firms.
Education: BSc in Economics (London School of Economics & Political Science).
James Hayter
Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Hayter joined Orion in 2023. Mr. Hayter has over a decade of experience in investing future facing metals equities. Mr. Hayter managed the Electrum Fund with Baker Steel from March 2019 until March 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Hayter worked for Rossport Investments, a private New York metals and mining hedge fund, for eight years, first as an analyst and then as a portfolio manager. Mr. Hayter has direct experience in the mining industry, most notably working on the Thacker Pass lithium project from 2008 - 2011.
Education: BA in Economics (University of Liverpool0, CFA Charterholder.
Dov Lader
Group Chief Operating Officer

Since joining Orion Resource Partners shortly after its inception in 2013, Mr. Lader has led the formation of Orion’s private equity funds and has negotiated and structured fund transactions, including the sale of Orion’s royalty portfolios to Osisko Gold Royalties and Nomad Royalty Company, the acquisitions of Dalradian Resources, Mantos Copper, and Greenstone Gold Mines. He serves as a director on the boards of Orion Resource Partners ICAV (UCITS) and various Orion affiliated companies. Prior to Orion, he was an associate with DLA Piper LLP (USA) in the investment funds and tax practice groups, where he managed the structuring and ongoing legal maintenance of Orion’s initial mine finance fund.
Education: Juris Doctor from St. John’s University Law School, BBA in Finance from Queens College (CUNY), Member of New York State Bar.
Jonathan Lamb
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Resource Royalty

Mr. Lamb is a Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Resource Royalty. Mr. Lamb currently serves on the board of directors of Sweetwater Royalties and Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp and has previously served on the boards of Atalaya Mining plc and Lynx Resources Ltd. Prior to Orion, Mr. Lamb worked in traditional Investment Banking primarily focused on financing solutions across the base metals, precious metals, coal and steel sectors.
Education: BA in Finance and Government (College of William and Mary, Mason School of Business).
Joe Spiciarich
CEO, OMS

Mr. Spiciarich is the Chief Executive Officer of Orion Merchant Services and has almost 40 years of experience in the metals business. Before joining Orion in 2015, Joe worked for Penoles Metals and Chemicals for over 20 years where he dealt primarily with base and precious metals. Before Penoles, he held several base metals trading roles.
Education: BA in Accounting (Manhattan College), MBA (Pace University).
Kirsten Wolf
Chief Risk Officer

Kirsten Wolf is the Chief Risk Officer for Orion Resource Partners and head of Orion’s Sustainability Committee. Before Orion, Ms. Wolf was the Chief Risk Officer for the Red Kite Group’s Mine Finance business. Before joining Red Kite in 2006, Ms. Wolf worked primarily in risk management roles across various commodity-focused firms.
Education: BEng (Honors1) in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering (University of Bath).
Matthew Zales
Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. Zales is the Chief Marketing Officer for Orion Resource Partners. Before joining Orion in March 2020, Mr. Zales was a Managing Director at Kimmeridge Energy, where he held a similar role. Mr. Zales began his private equity investor relations and fundraising career in the Alternatives Advisory and Placement Group at Lehman Brothers.
Education: BS in Applied Economics, Summa Cum Laude (Cornell University), MBA (Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management).
Istvan Zollei
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Mine Finance

Mr. Zollei is a Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Mine Finance and a member of the Management Committee. He has served on the boards of Capstone Copper, Mantos Copper, Lundin Gold, Nomad Royalty, Premier Gold, and Greenstone Gold Mines. Before Orion, Mr. Zollei was an Investment Manager for the Red Kite Group's Mine Finance business, a predecessor to Orion. Before joining Red Kite in 2012, he worked in various investment roles at private equity funds and investment banks, primarily focused on the Natural Resources sector.
Education: BA in Economics (Harvard College), MBA in Finance and Management (University of Pennsylvania, Wharton).