Robert Pijpers

Robert Pijpers is a Senior Advisor at the European Partnerships for Responsible Minerals, a unique multistakeholder initiative that supports responsible and reliable mineral supply chains with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining in high-risk areas. Robert has more than 15 years of experience working on responsible mineral production and sourcing, as well as mining-driven development. He has a background in academia and, as a leading researcher on the political economy of resource extraction, authored numerous academic articles and books, including ‘The Anthropology of Resource Extraction’ (2022) and ‘Mining and Development in Sierra Leone’ (2024). At the EPRM, Robert is responsible for private sector engagement and co-responsible for strategy development and EPRM's knowledge agenda.