Derrick Watchman, President
Sagebrush Hill Group is owned by Derrick Watchman and is based in Window Rock, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation.
Watchman
is an experienced financial professional with years of banking, gaming,
economic development and tribal government experience. Through
Sagebrush Hill Group, he advises tribal financing opportunities,
corporate-tribal affairs and economic development.
He was a
banker with Prudential Capital, Wells Fargo and Chase where he handled
primarily Native American banking. He was also the chief executive
officer and chief financial officer for the Navajo Nation Gaming
Enterprise, the tribal gaming operations.
He also serves as
board chairman of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise
Development and as vice chairman of the Native American Bancorp Holding
Company. He has an MBA from the University of California and a
bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in finance and
accounting.