Don W. Ebanks

Director

Don Ebanks was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority on 1 April 2026.

Mr. Ebanks is the Chair of the Governance Services Practice at Altura Governance serving on the boards of hedge funds, private credit and private equity structures, as well as in advisory committee and other bespoke governance roles with experience across a variety of structures and investment strategies.

He previously held senior roles at Waystone, including Group Chief Compliance Officer and Global Head of Regulatory Advisory, advising global clients on regulatory strategy and governance frameworks.

Earlier in his career, he served as Executive Director of the Secretariat within the Portfolio of Finance & Economics for the Cayman Islands Government, providing policy advice to the Financial Secretary and Cabinet Ministers and participating in legislative and regulatory working groups.

Mr. Ebanks also served as Managing Director of the insolvency and restructuring practice at EY in the Cayman Islands with previous work in London. Prior to that, he held senior roles at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, including Deputy Head of the Investment Services Division and Head of the Compliance Division.

He began his career in private banking and asset management with Coutts and Barclays Private Bank.

Mr. Ebanks has previously served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Cayman Islands Directors Association. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.