David Watson

David Watson is the President and CEO of The Clearing House.

David has an international career spanning more than 20 years in the financial services industry. Prior TCH David was with Swift, the Global Financial Messaging provider, where he held roles as Chief Product Officer, responsible for the company’s product engineering, development, and innovation and prior to that as Chief Strategy Officer, where he had responsibility for market and competitive intelligence, strategic planning, thought leadership, and execution on key strategic initiatives for the company. Prior to Swift, David spent nearly 17 years with Deutsche Bank where he served in commercial, product and leadership roles, including Global Head of Product, Global Transaction Banking, and as Head of Cash Management Americas. While at Deutsche Bank, David served as a director on TCH’s Payments Company Board for several years and was on the board of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware.

David holds a degree in Business from Edinburgh University in his native Scotland and has lived in Germany, the UK and US.