Leadership

Isaac Nuriani

Augusta Precious Metals CEO

After many years assisting American seniors with financial needs, Isaac Nuriani developed a personal mission: to empower the public with knowledge about the threats to retirement caused by overreaching big banks and Wall Street. He launched Augusta Precious Metals to help retirement savers protect themselves through education and superior physical precious metals products. Mr. Nuriani’s vision of quality service includes a strict commitment to ethics and transparency. He is a member of Ethics.net and the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) and is known as an advocate for silver and gold IRAs to help retirement savers achieve truly uncorrelated diversification.

Mr. Nuriani grew up in a family-owned precious metals business. He earned an economics degree with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles and now serves as a mentor and guide to industry professionals who share his deep dedication to American retirement stability.

Devlyn Steele

Augusta Precious Metals Senior Economic Analyst

During a three-decade financial services and economics career, Devlyn Steele has processed financial assets worth more than $2 billion. As Augusta’s senior economic analyst, Mr. Steele now leads an analytics team dedicated to educating fiscally conservative Americans about savings protection through alternative assets. He is known for accurately predicting both the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent surge in gold and silver prices. In his pivotal role at Augusta, Devlyn reveals the truth about what’s happening behind the scenes in the economy and helps Americans plan for a financially sound future. His informative web conferences have attracted many wealthy and successful customers, include hall of fame quarterback Joe Montana, now Augusta’s ambassador. Mr. Steele is a member of the prestigious business analytics program at Harvard Business School.

Ted Root

Augusta Precious Metals Director of Retirement Services

Ted Root trains, mentors and manages Augusta Precious Metal’s team of knowledgeable, friendly customer success agents who serve American savers nationwide. He draws on a 30-year background in business and customer service to help the company fulfill its stellar reputation for service and ethics – business qualities that can be difficult to find among organizations in the precious metals industry. Mr. Root previously served as a financial advisor for the respected United Bank of Switzerland and as an institutional high-yield bond and equity trader for Western International Securities. He found Augusta after a personal search for a more meaningful way to serve financial customers. Mr. Root holds a degree in business management from Pepperdine University.

Howard Smith

Augusta Precious Metals Chief Financial Officer

During more than 20 years in capital markets and banking, Augusta CFO Howard Smith has seen firsthand the volatility stock markets can bring to retirement savings. He joined our team in early 2018, falling in love with the company’s mission to educate customers about wealth preservation and empower them to overcome serious market threats. Mr. Smith offers extensive experience in risk management through previous work with major banks and local/federal governments. He offers a risk management mindset to help Augusta achieve its corporate financial goals – ultimately helping customers understand and overcome risks affecting their own retirement goals. Mr. Smith is a certified CPA and an economics/finance graduate of the University of Toronto.