Founder of Black Mountain Exploration LLC, Black Mountain CarbonLock, Black Mountain Exploration Australia Pty Ltd. and Black Mountain Metals LLC, Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes is on the board of REEcycle, Inc. and BM Canning LLC and Strategic Advisor at Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V, Advisor at Metals Acquisition Corp., Member of Wald Resources LLC and Managing Member at Lynncrest Holdings LLC.

In his past career he held the position of Co-President & Director at Black Mountain Metals LLC, President & Director at Black Mountain Exploration LLC, President & Director at Black Mountain CarbonLock and President & Director at Black Mountain Exploration Australia Pty Ltd.

Mr. Zumwalt-Forbes received an undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Harvard Business School.