Advisory Board
Wayne Murdy
Wayne retired as Chairman and CEO of Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) in 2007. He joined Newmont in 1992 and served as CFO and later President prior to being elected CEO in 2001. He is a former director for BHP Billiton and is a Trustee of the Denver Art Museum, The Papal Foundation, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary and a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Council at the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Murdy was a founding board member of the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative of the World Economic Forum, a past Chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals, a past director of the National Mining Association and a former member of the Manufacturing Council of the United States Department of Commerce. He has served as a director of six NYSE-listed companies. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Murdy spent 15 years in senior financial positions in the oil and gas industry, first with Getty Oil Company and later as Chief Financial Officer of Apache Corporation. He began his business career in public accounting.
William F. (Bill) Oplinger
Bill is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA). Prior to being named CEO of Alcoa in September 2023, Bill was the Chief Operating Officer responsible for global operations of the company's bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets. Before becoming COO, Bill was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alcoa from November 2016 through February 2023. Prior to the separation of Alcoa Inc. into two publicly-traded companies in 2016, Bill had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a position he assumed in 2013. He has deep experience leading Alcoa’s finance function, with oversight for treasury, pension, tax, controllership, financial planning and analysis, audit, investor relations and transformation. Previously, Bill served as Chief Operating Officer for Alcoa Global Primary Products (GPP) Earlier, Bill served as Chief Financial Officer for GPP. Bill serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, the largest industrial trade association in the U.S. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science with honors in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.