Silverado Policy Accelerator's Mahnaz Khan joins Alberto Rosende on the Mineral Metals Initiative podcast to discuss how strategic partnerships and trade frameworks can strengthen global supply chain resilience. Mahnaz outlines trade agreement approach to mineral challenges, including a "Quad Plus" framework connecting the U.S., Australia, Japan, and India to diversify and de-risk critical mineral supply chains. She also explores tools such as targeted tariffs and commercial stockpiles to advance domestic processing and safeguard against export disruptions

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Our Host:

Alberto Rosende is the President and CEO of Mi Global, Inc., a company dedicated to strengthening global resilience through the development of secure, transparent, and sustainable critical mineral supply chains. With decades of experience leading in the public and private sectors, Rosende brings a unique combination of strategic vision, operational discipline, and global perspective to the forefront of the minerals and energy sectors. Under his leadership, M2i Global has advanced initiatives and forge partnerships that align industry innovation with national security priorities. His leadership embodies M2i Global's mission to build a resilient future grounded in collaboration, sustainability, and economic strength.

Our Guest:

Mahnaz Khan is Vice President of Policy, Critical Supply Chains at the Silverado Policy Accelerator where she leads efforts to develop bipartisan trade and supply chain frameworks that strengthen U.S. resilience in critical minerals and strategic materials. In her fourteen-year federal career across the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce, Khan served as a subject matter expert on digital trade, global privacy, and industrial supply chains. She has authored or co-authored more than twenty publications shaping modern trade and economic policy. Mahnaz Khan also serves as a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center, where she focuses on the intersection