Mr. Waterhouse has remained actively involved with Villanova since his graduation. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University in 2004, and is a member of Villanova’s 1842 Heritage Society and President’s Council: Transforming Minds and Hearts. Mr. Waterhouse’s grandson Scott Swindell-Waterhouse, ‘08 VSB, and Jennifer Gentile Waterhouse, ‘92 A&S, the wife of Mr. Waterhouse’s son Lawrence III, are also Villanova graduates.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Villanova in 1959, Mr. Waterhouse pursued graduate studies at New York University and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of Captain. He later worked for Reynolds Securities and also Chemical Bank, where he was a vice president.
In 1979, he founded Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc., which was acquired by Toronto Dominion Bank in 1996, taking the name TD Waterhouse. Subsequently it was merged with another large brokerage firm, Ameritrade. Today it is known as TD Ameritrade in the United States and as TD Waterhouse in Canada. Its principal activity is global online financial services and it is one of North America’s largest online brokerages with 6.3 million clients and $300 billion in client assets.
Mr. Waterhouse served as the company’s president from its creation until 1995. In 1996, when the company was acquired by Toronto Dominion Bank, Mr. Waterhouse remained chairman and was named chief executive officer. He also served as chairman of TD Waterhouse Bank, N.A. from 1994 to 2000 and was a director of the parent company TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
Mr. Waterhouse and his wife, Christine, reside in Jupiter, Fla.
