David Watson

Committee Member

David joined Battersea as a member of the Council of Trustees in 2020 and later joined the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. A chartered accountant (Price Waterhouse) with a law degree from Cambridge, David has worked throughout his career in the financial services sector and has held senior management roles within investment banking, private equity and asset management.

Most recently, David was co-founding partner of Pensato Capital, an asset management firm, with responsibility for the overall management of the business, including governance, finance, HR and, all legal and compliance matters. David ran this well-regarded business for some 10 years before managing its sale in 2017 to a sector consolidator.

A competitive cyclist and keen gardener, David lives in North Yorkshire with his partner and three rescue dogs, Scruffy, Yogi and Thistle.