After 12 years as geologist with Noranda Mines and Hemlo Gold Stephen Walker completed a MBA in 1994 and became a mining analyst in the North American securities industry. He worked with two Canadian broker dealers, becoming a top ranked analyst, prior to joining RBC Dominion Securities in 1999 as a senior gold mining analyst.
In 2002, Stephen became a Managing Director and assumed the responsibilities of the Director of Canadian Equity Research. In 2005 he was appointed Head of Global Mining Research, responsible for coverage of senior North American gold and base metal companies, the coordination of RBC Capital Markets mining research product and co-managing the firm’s global mining business strategy. Stephen retired from RBC CM in 2019.