Biography
Douglas Bateson retired as a Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase in 2012 after a 30+ year career, with extensive experience in numerous product areas, particularly in capital markets and capital markets product development. From 2001 until he left JPMorgan, Doug headed and built out into new product areas, a fixed income derivatives business. Other experience at JPMorgan Chase included senior client management roles in custody and operations and in private banking.
In addition to serving on the Environmental Advocates board, Doug currently serves on the board of the Open Space Institute. OSI works with governmental entities, landowners and local land trusts, primarily up and down the East Coast, to acquire land to protect diverse landscapes, ensure water quality, facilitate adaptation to climate change and to enhance recreational access. He is also a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an investment consortium that invests in early-stage women-led businesses. He is a board member of Cadenza Innovation, Inc., an early stage company that licenses a proprietary lithium-ion battery technology and of Sumitomo-Mitsui Bank USA.
Doug is a graduate of Harvard College (where he obtained a BA in History) and of Boston University (MBA). He lives in Manhattan with his wife Marcia; together they have 2 grown children. He is also the president of the Tahawus Club, a family-oriented hiking, fishing and hiking club in the Adirondacks.