diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/features/ralph.md b/docs/src/content/docs/features/ralph.md
index e6f42e399..9bc80e975 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/features/ralph.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/features/ralph.md
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ All new features are **opt-in** and disabled by default. Existing `squad watch`
 |------|-------------|---------|
 | `--board` | Enable project board lifecycle (In Progress / Done / Blocked + reconciliation) | `squad watch --board` |
 | `--board-project N` | Project board number (default: 1) | `squad watch --board --board-project 2` |
+| `--board-owner X` | Project owner — `@me` for personal, org name for org-owned ProjectV2 boards (default: `@me`) | `squad watch --board --board-project 22 --board-owner my-org` |
 
 #### Housekeeping & Governance
 
diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/src/content/docs/reference/cli.md
index fcf9ceeb3..bee8ce282 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ squad init
 | `squad watch --monitor-teams` | Scan Teams for actionable messages each round | Yes |
 | `squad watch --monitor-email` | Scan email for alerts and action items each round | Yes |
 | `squad watch --board` | Enable project board lifecycle management | Yes |
+| `squad watch --board-project N` | Project board number to manage (default: 1) | Yes |
+| `squad watch --board-owner X` | Project owner — `@me` for personal, org name for org-owned ProjectV2 (default: `@me`) | Yes |
 | `squad watch --two-pass` | Use two-pass scanning (lightweight → hydrate) | Yes |
 | `squad watch --wave-dispatch` | Parallel sub-task execution within issues | Yes |
 | `squad watch --retro` | Enforce retrospective checks | Yes |
diff --git a/packages/squad-cli/src/cli-entry.ts b/packages/squad-cli/src/cli-entry.ts
index ac1638e1a..23870e40e 100644
--- a/packages/squad-cli/src/cli-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/squad-cli/src/cli-entry.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     console.log(`                    --self-pull       git fetch/pull at round start`);
     console.log(`                    --board           project board lifecycle + reconciliation`);
     console.log(`                    --board-project N project number (default 1)`);
+    console.log(`                    --board-owner X   project owner (default @me; use org name for org-owned ProjectV2)`);
     console.log(`                    --monitor-teams   scan Teams for actionable messages`);
     console.log(`                    --monitor-email   scan email for actionable items`);
     console.log(`                    --two-pass        lightweight list then hydrate actionable`);
@@ -483,6 +484,15 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
         : { projectNumber: parseInt(args[boardProjectIdx + 1]!, 10) };
     }
 
+    // --board-owner sets the project owner (default @me, override for org-owned ProjectV2 boards)
+    const boardOwnerIdx = args.indexOf('--board-owner');
+    if (boardOwnerIdx !== -1 && args[boardOwnerIdx + 1]) {
+      const existing = capabilities['board'];
+      capabilities['board'] = typeof existing === 'object' && existing !== null
+        ? { ...existing, owner: args[boardOwnerIdx + 1]! }
+        : { owner: args[boardOwnerIdx + 1]! };
+    }
+
     // Load config: .squad/config.json merged with CLI overrides
     const config = loadWatchConfig(getSquadStartDir(), {
       interval,
@@ -506,7 +516,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     // After parsing all flags, check for positional args that look like prompts.
     // Skip values that follow known value-flags (e.g. "--interval 5" → "5" is not positional).
     const knownValueFlags = new Set([
-      '--interval', '--copilot-flags', '--agent-cmd', '--max-concurrent', '--timeout', '--board-project', '--auth-user',
+      '--interval', '--copilot-flags', '--agent-cmd', '--max-concurrent', '--timeout', '--board-project', '--board-owner', '--auth-user',
       '--dispatch-mode', '--log-file', '--notify-level', '--overnight-start', '--overnight-end', '--sentinel-file', '--state-backend',
     ]);
     const watchArgStart = args.indexOf(cmd) + 1;
diff --git a/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/capabilities/board.ts b/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/capabilities/board.ts
index 0f3f191d8..abbd1094b 100644
--- a/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/capabilities/board.ts
+++ b/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/capabilities/board.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ export class BoardCapability implements WatchCapability {
 
   async execute(context: WatchContext): Promise<CapabilityResult> {
     const projectNumber = (context.config['projectNumber'] as number) ?? 1;
+    const rawOwner = context.config['owner'];
+    const owner = typeof rawOwner === 'string' ? rawOwner : '@me';
     let mismatches = 0;
 
     try {
       // Reconcile: move closed issues to Done, open issues out of Done
       const { stdout: itemsJson } = await execFileAsync('gh', [
         'project', 'item-list', String(projectNumber),
-        '--owner', '@me',
+        '--owner', owner,
         '--format', 'json',
         '--limit', '300',
       ], { maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024 });
diff --git a/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/index.ts b/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/index.ts
index 9afea3def..16a466c94 100644
--- a/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/index.ts
+++ b/packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/index.ts
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ export interface WatchOptions {
   monitorEmail?: boolean;
   board?: boolean;
   boardProject?: number;
+  boardOwner?: string;
   twoPass?: boolean;
   waveDispatch?: boolean;
   retro?: boolean;
@@ -580,7 +581,11 @@ function legacyToConfig(options: WatchOptions): WatchConfig {
   if (options.execute) capabilities['execute'] = true;
   if (options.monitorTeams) capabilities['monitor-teams'] = true;
   if (options.monitorEmail) capabilities['monitor-email'] = true;
-  if (options.board) capabilities['board'] = { projectNumber: options.boardProject ?? 1 };
+  if (options.board) {
+    const boardConfig: Record<string, unknown> = { projectNumber: options.boardProject ?? 1 };
+    if (options.boardOwner) boardConfig['owner'] = options.boardOwner;
+    capabilities['board'] = boardConfig;
+  }
   if (options.twoPass) capabilities['two-pass'] = true;
   if (options.waveDispatch) capabilities['wave-dispatch'] = true;
   if (options.retro) capabilities['retro'] = true;
diff --git a/test/watch-board-capability.test.ts b/test/watch-board-capability.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7d736c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/watch-board-capability.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for BoardCapability — covers `--owner` propagation so org-owned
+ * ProjectV2 boards work (not just `@me` personal projects).
+ *
+ * Closes #1079
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+
+interface ExecFileCall {
+  cmd: string;
+  args: readonly string[];
+}
+
+const cpMocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const calls: ExecFileCall[] = [];
+  // promisify(execFile) uses util.promisify.custom — without that symbol,
+  // promisify falls back to (err, value) → resolve(value). Shape the value
+  // as { stdout, stderr } so destructuring in the capability still works.
+  type ExecCb = (err: Error | null, value: { stdout: string; stderr: string }) => void;
+  return {
+    calls,
+    execFile: vi.fn((cmd: string, args: readonly string[], ...rest: unknown[]) => {
+      calls.push({ cmd, args });
+      const cb = rest[rest.length - 1] as ExecCb | undefined;
+      if (typeof cb === 'function') {
+        cb(null, { stdout: JSON.stringify({ items: [] }), stderr: '' });
+      }
+    }),
+    execFileSync: vi.fn(() => 'owner/repo'),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('node:child_process', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('node:child_process')>('node:child_process');
+  return { ...actual, execFile: cpMocks.execFile, execFileSync: cpMocks.execFileSync };
+});
+
+import { BoardCapability } from '../packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/capabilities/board.js';
+import type { WatchContext } from '../packages/squad-cli/src/cli/commands/watch/types.js';
+
+function makeContext(config: Record<string, unknown>): WatchContext {
+  return {
+    teamRoot: '/tmp/team',
+    // The capability never touches the adapter — only `config`.
+    adapter: {} as WatchContext['adapter'],
+    round: 1,
+    roster: [],
+    config,
+  };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  cpMocks.calls.length = 0;
+  cpMocks.execFile.mockClear();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('BoardCapability owner config', () => {
+  it('passes a configured owner through to gh project item-list', async () => {
+    const cap = new BoardCapability();
+    const result = await cap.execute(makeContext({ projectNumber: 22, owner: 'my-org' }));
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+
+    const itemList = cpMocks.calls.find(
+      (c) => c.cmd === 'gh' && c.args[0] === 'project' && c.args[1] === 'item-list',
+    );
+    expect(itemList).toBeDefined();
+    const ownerIdx = itemList!.args.indexOf('--owner');
+    expect(ownerIdx).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    expect(itemList!.args[ownerIdx + 1]).toBe('my-org');
+    // Project number should also be respected
+    expect(itemList!.args[2]).toBe('22');
+  });
+
+  it('defaults owner to @me when none is configured', async () => {
+    const cap = new BoardCapability();
+    await cap.execute(makeContext({ projectNumber: 1 }));
+
+    const itemList = cpMocks.calls.find(
+      (c) => c.cmd === 'gh' && c.args[0] === 'project' && c.args[1] === 'item-list',
+    );
+    expect(itemList).toBeDefined();
+    const ownerIdx = itemList!.args.indexOf('--owner');
+    expect(itemList!.args[ownerIdx + 1]).toBe('@me');
+  });
+});