Guillaume Pitron, born in 1980, is a French award-winning journalist and documentary-maker for France’s leading television channels. His work focuses on commodities and on the economic, political, and environmental issues associated with their use. The Rare Metals War, his first book, sold 80,000 copies in France and has been translated into ten languages. Guillaume Pitron holds a master’s degree in international law from the University of Georgetown (Washington, DC), and is a TEDx speaker. More information at www.en-guillaumepitron.com.

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Guillaume Pitron
Biography
Awards
- Winner of the 2018 BFMTV’s Economic Book of the Year
- Winner of the 2018 ManpowerGroup/HEC Paris Literary Award
- Winner of the 2018 The French Geographical Society Escourrou Award
- Winner of the 2018 Cosnes City Book Fair Readers' Club Award
- Winner of the 2018 HEC Student Prize
- Winner of the 2018 Prix Turgot, Best Financial Economy
- Longlisted for the 2021 ABDA Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir/Non-Fiction Cover
- Shortlisted for the 2022 Business Book Award in the Smart Thinking category