Who We Are

Cycle-tested. Operator-partnered.

ERTH is a critical-minerals investment firm spanning battery metals, rare earths, uranium, copper, and royalties. Our teams pair deep technical and operating expertise with capital-markets discipline.

Across five funds, we have deployed $38 billion, currently caring for $20 billion in assets on behalf of twenty-three institutional investors with a fourteen-year average tenure and a 94% re-up rate.

Assets under care$20B
Deployed across the cycle$38B
Funds5
Active LPs23
LP re-up rate94%
Average LP tenure14 years
Our Conviction

The materials modernity is built on.

Battery metals, rare earths, uranium, and copper underpin the modern economy. We pair deep technical judgment with operator partnership to own the critical minerals — and the royalties that finance them.

“Every clean-energy future is, first, a mining problem solved well.”
Leadership

A team measured in decades.

Our executive partners bring roughly 250 combined years across mining, metals, and capital markets.

William Pohl III

Founder & Chief Executive Officer . Sets firm strategy, capital formation, and investment discipline.

Dennis Wei

Chief Investment Officer. Leads investment strategy and portfolio construction across the funds.

Marie Klemchuk

Chief Financial Officer. Oversees fund finance, treasury, and investor reporting.

Virginia Drennan

Chief Operating Officer. Leads firm operations and portfolio execution.

Brian Roberts

Chief Technical Officer. Directs technical diligence and mine-level underwriting.

Catherine Whitfield

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer. Leads legal, governance, and compliance.

Footprint

A U.S. base. A global mandate.

Our Houston headquarters anchors ERTH's operations, with future offices planned across the mining world.

HOUSTON GLOBAL HQ PHOENIX SOUTHWEST OPERATIONS
  • Houston HQ
    Global Headquarters
    1000 Main Street
    Suite 2300
    Houston, TX 77002
  • Phoenix
    Southwest Operations
    101 North First Avenue
    Suite 2325
    Phoenix, AZ 85003
  • TorontoFuture Office
    Precious & Base Metals
  • PerthFuture Office
    Asia-Pacific Resources
  • LondonFuture Office
    EMEA & Capital Markets
  • SantiagoFuture Office
    Andean Copper & Lithium
“The commodity cycle humbles everyone eventually. Discipline is how you’re still standing when it does.”
William Pohl III — Founder & Chief Executive Officer