Donald Waterreus

Donald Waterreus

Board of Directors Member & CEO at Board Owl

With multi-decade experience in the finance industry, acquired in the major financial capitals of Europe, Donald has worked for renowned and very different banks. In his last professional assignment from 2015 Donald was appointed COO of Bank Pictet’s private bank in Geneva. 

Renowned for his ability to unearth the essence of an issue and for his direct communication style, Donald was destined to become a part of Board Owl’s mission. 


Donald studied international management at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam. During his career he completed the Executive Development Program at INSEAD in 2002. In 2020 he obtained the Harvard certification as a FinTech professional and in 2021 he attended the Strategy Governance for Board seminar at IMD. 

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