Founder of Sprott, Inc., Cormark Securities, Inc., Sprott Foundation and Sprott Asset Management LP, Eric Steven Sprott is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been the head of 17 different companies and holds the position of Chairman of Sprott Consulting GP, Inc., Chief Executive Officer for Sprott Private Wealth GP, Inc. and Chairman at Sprott Consulting LP. Mr. Sprott is also on the board of Sprott, Inc. (former Chairman & Chief Investment Officer) and Sprott Foundation and Member of Order of Canada. He previously held the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Cadomin Capital Corp., Chairman for One Earth Farms Corp., Non-Executive Chairman at Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. and Chairman for Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc. (a subsidiary of Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.), Chief Executive Officer of Cormark Securities, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at Sprott Physical Gold Trust, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Sprott Physical Silver Trust, Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Strategic Fixed Income Fund, Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Trust, Director at Sprott Resource Corp., Chairman of Sprott Asset Management LP, Chief Executive Officer at Sprott Capital Partners LP, Director, Chief Executive & Investment Officer at Sprott Asset Management GP, Inc. and Analyst at Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Carleton University.