About Derrick Watchman
Derrick Watchman is President and owner of Sagebrush Hill Group LLC, an advisory, acquisition and development company in Indian Country. Derrick is a financial expert and has worked in Indian country on gaming, banking, energy, economic development, and tribal affairs. Derrick is Navajo and was raised on the Navajo reservation. He was formerly CEO and CFO for the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. He was also a Chase Bank Senior Relationship Manager/Vice President for Native American banking. Previously, he worked for Wells Fargo in Native American banking. Mr. Watchman was COO/GM of Navajo Power Authority. He was also the Navajo Tax Commission Director. Mr. Watchman served as the U.S. DOE’s Tribal Affairs Director. Mr. Watchman worked as a banker at Prudential Capital Corporation. Derrick serves on several boards including Chairman of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development and Vice Chairman of the Native American Bancorporation Board.
Mr. Watchman holds an MBA from Berkeley and a BA from the University of Arizona.