Tom Albanese (born (1957-09-09)September 9, 1957)[1] was the former chief executive officer of the Vedanta Resources and was the former chief executive officer and a board member of the Rio Tinto Group.

He was asked to resign from Rio Tinto on January 17, 2013 and was replaced by Sam Walsh.

[citation needed] Albanese was born in New Jersey[1] and earned both a bachelor's degree in mineral economics and a master's in mining engineering[4] from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

[6] He has previously held several managerial positions within Rio Tinto's organization, including at North Limited and Kennecott Utah Copper.

Albanese joined the company in 1993, when Rio Tinto acquired his previous employer, NERCO.