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The Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy at the Jackson School of Global Affairs presents a conversation with James Litinsky, founder and CEO of MP Materials, as part of the center’s Spring 2025 Speaker Series on Emerging Technologies and Great Power Competition.

James Litinsky is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of MP Materials Corp. He is also the founder, chief executive officer, and chief investment officer of JHL Capital Group LLC, an alternative investment management firm. Prior to founding JHL in 2006, he was a member of the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund at Fortress Investment Group LLC, a global investment management firm. Prior to Fortress, he was a director of Finance at Omnicom Group, Inc., and worked as a merchant banker at Allen & Company. Litinsky received a B.A. in Economics from Yale University, cum laude, and a J.D. and M.B.A. from the Northwestern University School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management.

The series is co-sponsored by the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power.

This event is open to the Yale community. Please register in advance.