Winthrop Watson

President and Chief Executive Officer, FHLBank of Pittsburgh

Winthrop Watson was appointed as the FHLBank of Pittsburgh's President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2011. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of the FHLBank of Pittsburgh, a position that he assumed in November 2009. Prior to joining the FHLBank of Pittsburgh, Mr. Watson worked at J.P. Morgan for 24 years in a variety of capital markets and financial institution roles most recently as Managing Director in its Asia Pacific investment banking business. Earlier, Mr. Watson led the building of the company's investment and commercial banking franchise for U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. Mr. Watson serves as a Director of the Office of Finance and as a Director and Chair of the Board of the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions. He is involved in the community as a Board member of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and the Pennsylvania Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh. Mr. Watson holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from the University of Virginia.


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