Waterman served as chair of the RLS Foundation, the national non-profit organization that sponsors research, raises awareness of, and looks for better treatments for
Restless leg syndrome. He also served on the boards of the
World Wildlife Fund, Scleroderma Research Foundation, the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board at the NIH, US Ski Team, ASK Group, Boise Cascade, the AES Corporation, and McKesson. Waterman died in
Palo Alto, California on January 2, 2022, at the age of 85. ==References==