Taylor Shively

Principal Consultant

CRU
Taylor joined CRU Consulting in 2007 and delivers targeted, actionable advice to senior decisionmakers and stakeholders up and down the base metals, battery materials and  aluminium value chains, emphasising sustainability trends and the critical minerals that enable the energy transition.

Currently based in Denver and working within CRU’s Pittsburgh team, Taylor has  held posts at CRU offices in Seattle, London and Santiago, providing clear  recommendations and insightful analysis at the intersection of economic, financial, market and technical forces.

He has worked on projects on six continents, spanning mining and metals value chains from exploration to recycling, as well as strategic decision-making support concerning supply chains and sourcing, government policy, project development, production and marketing. He has advised producers, consumers, governments and investors including lenders on project financing engagements.

Taylor has led risk-adjusted analysis and techno-economic modelling of some of the world’s largest and most complex mining and metallurgical operations, in addition to extensive modelling of supply, demand, costs and prices. In recent years, he has delivered numerous regional and global studies of secondary aluminium and scrap market dynamics.

Areas of expertise:

  • Strategy Development
  • Metals and Mining
  • Financing and due diligence support
  • Negotiation support
  • Automotive
  • Sustainability
  • Green Technology 

Education/Qualifications:

  • MSc, Engineering and Technology Management, Colorado School of Mines 
  • BSc, Economics with an area of specialisation in Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines
  • Postgraduate study in Economics, Umeå University.

Additional Skills:

  • Spanish
  • Monte Carlo analysis and risk modelling