Mr. de Groot is a co-founder and the President of Pathway Capital Ltd. Pathway Capital partners with successful mining entrepreneurs to launch new ventures. Examples of such ventures include Peru Copper (acquired by Chinalco), Equinox Gold, and Solaris Resources. Mr. de Groot has over 25 years of experience in providing strategic support to both private and public companies within the resource industry. He is currently a director of Sandbox Royalties and Copper Standard Resources.

Mr. de Groot holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.