Steven Bowles is a business professional within the mining industry with expertise in private equity investment, project financing and corporate development. He is currently Managing Director of Nebari Partners which operate credit-focused funds in the mining sector. Steven also participates as a private venture capital investor as part of developing mining companies and corporate re-structuring initiatives. He was previously Senior Director of investment in natural resources and energy within Investment Quebec’s private equity group. He has led development teams in large scale mining projects from study phases through to construction and commissioning in the in the Canadian arctic, the Middle East and Latin America. He also worked as Operations Manager for the Raglan Nickel Operation which includes four underground mines. He holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and BSc Engineering from the University of Waterloo.