Eric Watson
Chief Legal Officer
Eric Watson joined Pagaya as Chief Legal Officer in 2023. In this role, he is responsible for managing the company's legal department and activities. Prior to joining Pagaya, Eric served as the General Counsel and Secretary of Doma from July 2019 to April 2023. At Doma, Eric was responsible for the legal, compliance, risk, claims, internal audit and government relations functions. He previously served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Mosaic, a specialty finance company, from July 2016 until July 2019. At Mosaic, Eric helped launch their securitization program and was instrumental in developing new consumer products. Eric also held senior roles at Mosaic, SoFi and Navient Corporation. He began his legal career at Skadden and then Sallie Mae. Eric received his B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.