Frank Watty was born on the island of Dominica, West Indies. He received his early education at the Dominica Grammar School and subsequently attended the University of the West Indies, graduating with a B.Sc. (Economics). He pursued graduate studies at the University of Waterloo completing the M.A. degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Utilization. He has worked in the Caribbean and in Canada in the fields of economics, urban planning, environmental planning and the ecology, and served as a professional adjudicator, arbitrator and mediator with the Government of Ontario. Frank is married to Ruth Ann (nee Garlough) and they are parents of two sons.

He is currently the Principal of Frank Watty Consultancies Inc., Economic, Land Use andTourism Planners, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.