{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Critical Minerals Crash Course with Abby Wulf","description":"Matt Livesay&amp;nbsp; (MGA '26) and Maya Spalding-Fecher (MALD '26) are joined by Abby Wulf for a timely discussion on critical minerals. Abby is the founder and CEO of Lattice Strategies, a DC-based consultancy, and was&amp;nbsp;previously the Head of the American Battery Metals Initiative (ABMI) until 2025.&amp;nbsp;ABMI is a coordinated, interagency effort between the White House and Department of&amp;nbsp;Energy to secure the minerals needed to meet the United States\u2019 electric vehicle and&amp;nbsp;broader electrification goals.&amp;nbsp;Before working for the Federal government, Abby was the founding Executive Director&amp;nbsp;at SAFE\u2019s \u2018Center for Critical Minerals Strategy,\u2019 a nonpartisan nonprofit organization&amp;nbsp;where she worked closely with industry, academia, members of Congress, and Federal&amp;nbsp;officials to support vital critical mineral supply chain initiatives for the United States and&amp;nbsp;its allies. ","author_name":"The Fletcher Forum Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.fletcherforum.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41508065\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202531530"}