Steve O'Rourke
Advisory Board

Mr. O’Rourke serves as a Co-Chair and Director of Dakota Gold, an NYSE publicly traded gold exploration company https://dakotagoldcorp.com/company/leadership-team/ 

Steve is also Chairman of the Board of RESPEC, a Rapid City, SD based engineering and consulting firm. https://www.respec.com/about-us/leadership/#bio-o-rourke  

Steve previously served as President of global petroleum exploration for BHP Billiton (BHPB) (BHP:NYSE) and was a member of its senior management team.  Other key roles at BHPB included Vice President of Development Planning and Vice President of Appraisal and Petroleum Engineering. Steve and his team were responsible for the deployment of a billion dollars of capital annually on behalf of BHPB.  Prior to joining BHPV, Steve held various senior technical and management roles for Shell Oil Co.

Steve is a founding partner of Strategic Management Partners LLC, a consulting firm based in Rapid City, South Dakota, specializing in energy, minerals and business development. He also serves as Managing Director for Heat Mining LLC, a geothermal technology development company and is a director for TerraCOH, Inc. a joint venture partner of Heat Mining.

Steve supports higher education and serves as a Chairman of the South Dakota Mines Geological Engineering advisory board and is a member of the South Dakota Mines Center for Alumni Relations and Advancement board of trustees. 

Mr. O’Rourke holds a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering and an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from South Dakota Mines and is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business Advanced Management Program.