Ana Cabral — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Co-Chair and CEO of Sigma Lithium, the world’s 5th largest industrial-mineral lithium producing complex.
Co-founder of A10 Invest, a venture capital boutique focused on responsible investing.
Recognized by Forbes Magazine in 2025 as one of the 50 influential women over 50.
Awarded Mining Person of the Year by Canadian Northern Miner in 2023.
Serves on the Board of Center for Global Energy Policy and the Global Advisory Board of Columbia University.
Holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Masters in Finance from London Business School.

Biography

Ana Cabral is the Co-Chair and CEO of Sigma Lithium, a position she has held since the company's inception in 2012. Under her leadership, Sigma Lithium has grown to become the world’s 5th largest industrial-mineral lithium producing complex. The company mines and industrializes lithium oxide concentrate for electric batteries, utilizing a "quintuple zero" process that aims for zero toxic chemicals, zero drinking grade water, zero tailing dams, zero dirty coal power, and zero work accidents.