Tim Vickery

Activist
DISC Type : Cd

Special Advisor, UK Critical Minerals Strategy at Department of Business & Trade and FCDO

Sweden

Overview

Tim Vickery is a governance expert with over 30 years of experience in 50+ countries, advising institutions like the UK Government on critical minerals strategy and the energy transition. A graduate of Columbia University, he co-founded Together Advisory Services to foster equitable, collaborative development in the natural resources sector, with his work being profiled in World Bank publications.

Originally from Arizona, Tim has lived in Sweden for two decades and previously worked in Ukraine as an Associated Press Bureau Chief. He is on the Advisory Board for Heal Ukraine Trauma, a charity supporting veterans and children. He is multilingual, speaking English, Swedish, French, and Russian, and is a father of two.

His work has included being a Deployable Civilian Expert for the U. K. Governments Stabilisation Unit, focusing on state-building in post-conflict nations.

Personality Overview

Observative

Meticulous

Perfectionist

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Critical Minerals Strategy
Advises the UK's Department of Business & Trade and FCDO on its critical minerals strategy and recently scoped an EU-Bosnia & Herzegovina strategic partnership on the topic.
Just Energy Transition
His consultancy, Together Advisory Services, is centered on ensuring the energy transition is equitable, sustainable, and socially responsible, reframing the 'S' in ESG.
Natural Resource Governance
Has deep experience with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and advises governments on creating transparency and accountability in the oil, gas, and mining sectors.

Media Appearances

Tim has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Special Advisor, UK Critical Minerals Strategy at Department of Business & Trade and FCDO
10-2024
Co-Founder & Principal Consultant at Together Advisory Services, Ltd.
4-2004
Principal & Independent Consultant at WriteMinded Development Communications
2-2025 - 5-2025
Project Director & Senior Expert, Scoping EU-Bosnia & Herzegovina Strategic Partnership - CRM at DAI
2-2025 - 2-2025
Featured speaker, Investment climate, governance, EBRD "Evaluation Week" 2025 at EBRD

Education

2000 - 2001
MSc from Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
1982 - 1986
BA from Claremont McKenna College

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Insights For Selling To Tim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tim is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tim

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tim move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Tim take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Tim

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