John Melkon

John Melkon is an Assistant Professor and former Director at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he recently helped build and lead its Critical Minerals Consortium. He also serves as an Extraordinary Professor of Practice in Geopolitics at North-West University in South Africa. As a 30-year veteran of negotiating critical minerals supply chains for the United States in challenging geopolitical environments, he now serves as the Vice President for Strategic Engagement and on the Executive Board of Aeternum, a board member and consultant to Antimony Resources Corporation and Skyline Builders Group Holding Limited, and as an advisor to the board of Meta Critical Minerals. Melkon has operational and combat experience on six continents and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to West Point, and serves on the Bilateral Defense Committee between the U.S. and South Africa. He is an advisor to various agencies of the U.S. Government. Melkon holds a B.A. in History from Princ