Ed Bowie holds an honours degree in Geology from Oxford University and a Masters degree from the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College London. Most recently he worked with EEDA with responsibility for providing finance and strategic advice to growing business in the east of England. He was formerly a Vice President at resource investment bank Ambrian Partners with responsibility for a broad range of capital and M&A transactions for junior and major mining companies. Prior to joining Ambrian Ed worked as an Equity Research Analyst with Salomon Smith Barney and as an exploration geologist with SAMAX Resources before its acquisition by Ashanti Goldfields in 1997.