Former President and CEO, S&P Global; Executive Chairman OneChronos; Board Member Morgan Stanley
Mr. Peterson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global from 2013 to 2024 and served on the Board of Directors from 2013 to 2025. He is currently a member of Morgan Stanley’s Board of Directors and is Executive Chairman of OneChronos, a technology company leveraging advances in auction theory and computer science to optimize financial markets. He leads a working group of six MDBs through the World Bank to develop an emerging markets fixed income asset class. He also serves on the Temasek Americas Advisory Panel and as a Mentor for CMI – Chair Mentors International. Through a mix of organic investments and strategic transactions, including the successful integration of IHS Markit in 2022, Mr. Peterson transformed S&P Global to realize its vision of “Powering Global Markets” with data, analytics, and benchmarks. His dedication to the company’s people, customers, and partners, combined with his emphasis on...
Mr. Peterson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global from 2013 to 2024 and served on the Board of Directors from 2013 to 2025. He is currently a member of Morgan Stanley’s Board of Directors and is Executive Chairman of OneChronos, a technology company leveraging advances in auction theory and computer science to optimize financial markets. He leads a working group of six MDBs through the World Bank to develop an emerging markets fixed income asset class. He also serves on the Temasek Americas Advisory Panel and as a Mentor for CMI – Chair Mentors International.
Through a mix of organic investments and strategic transactions, including the successful integration of IHS Markit in 2022, Mr. Peterson transformed S&P Global to realize its vision of “Powering Global Markets” with data, analytics, and benchmarks. His dedication to the company’s people, customers, and partners, combined with his emphasis on international expansion, innovative technology, early adoption of AI, and leading sustainability services, forms the foundation of the company’s strategy today. Under his leadership, S&P Global returned over $30 billion to shareholders, and the company’s market capitalization increased from $1ti billion to over $150 billion.
Before joining S&P Global in 2011 as President of the company’s credit rating business, Mr. Peterson was the Chief Operating Officer of Citibank. Over his 2ti years at Citigroup, he served as CEO of Citigroup Japan, Citigroup’s Chief Auditor, and in leadership roles in Latin America, always delivering growth through exceptional performance.
Born and raised in New Mexico, Mr. Peterson received an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College.
