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An Unmatched Combination of Information, Analytics and Expertise

In a complicated world where one event triggers challenges for seemingly unrelated industries, S&P Global experts can provide you in-depth insights into the intersection of topics such as economics, shipping, automotive, commodities trading, oil and gas, financials, sustainability and more. Our global team of experts closely follow global and local markets and offer a balanced perspective on forces impacting your industry.

Featured Experts

Daniel Yergin, Ph.D.

The Pulitzer-Prize winning author of "The Prize," and "The Quest," Dr. Yergin is vice chairman of S&P Global and founded CERA (now part of S&P Global). He is an authority on energy, international politics and economics. His awards include Lifetime Achievement from the Prime Minister of India and the United States Energy Award for lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.

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Anna Boyd

She was previously the head of MENA corporate investigations at FTI Consulting where she managed many complex multi-jurisdictional matters in the field of integrity due diligence, asset tracing and litigation support, including in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Libya.Prior to her move into consulting, she was head of the Middle East and North Africa Country Risk Forecasting team at S&P Global, responsible for political risk forecasting, scenario modelling and quantitative risk scoring across the whole region. Anna has led on projects including devising a political risk model relating to the security of Qatari food imports, managing a series of in-depth MENA region country studies for a US government client, and war-gaming possible future developments in the Syria conflict. She has provided expert comment to several media outlets including Al Jazeera, Reuters and the BBC. Anna started her career as an Arabic linguist with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.Anna holds an MA with Distinction in Arabic from the School of Oriental and African Studies, having written her dissertation on 1950s-60s Iraqi poetry. She also holds a 1st class honors degree in Arabic from the University of Edinburgh and studied in Cairo and Damascus. She speaks French and Arabic.

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Mark Findlay

He is the Global Head of S&P Global's (now part of S&P Global) Financial Risk Analytics business which provides award winning products and solutions to financial institutions to measure and manage their counterparty credit risk, market risk, regulatory risk capital, derivative valuation adjustments as well as custom on demand risk services. Using the latest analytics and technology such as a fully vectorized pricing library, Machine Learning and a Big Data stack for scalability, the products and solutions are also available in the cloud and are used by the largest tier-one banks to smaller niche firms.Prior to joining S&P Global, Mark worked as a Partner at TLG, a specialist risk management consultancy in London. Previously, Mark held Chief Operating Officer positions in financial markets trading and quantitative risk management roles at ABN AMRO, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He was also the Capital Management Program Director of global markets at HSBC.Mark holds an MBA from CASS Business School, University of London, UK.

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Tawhid Khan

Under his guidance, S&P Global offers software services. The software practice offers insights and analysis into developments in automotive software, ranging from operating systems, autonomy software application, connected car ecosystem and digital twin computing, vehicle control function, cybersecurity as well as the impact of megatrends on automotive software leading to software-driven vehicles.Tawhid has more than 25 years of research and technology development experience in automotive electronics (Jaguar & Land Rover cars, Volvo, Tata Motors, Dyson EV) and telecommunications software (Marconi, Ericsson, Westinghouse). His automotive experience included full ownership and strategy development of upper body electronics components, in-vehicle network (IVN), driver assistance and sensor system (ADAS), infotainment/telematics systems, application software, and system integration. He led several advanced engineering and conceptual vehicle electrical architectural development projects that showcased at external and internal events, such as Geneva Autoshow 2014 for Tata Motors European Centre Plc (TataConnectNext) and Dyson Electric Vehicles experience demonstrator vehicle (EDV).Tawhid has written journal papers that included the Journal of Usability Studies, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Electrical & Electronics system, International Journal of Vehicle Design, etc. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics engineering from the University of South Wales.Tawhid has an engineering doctorate from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, along with an MBA in Engineering Business Management from Coventry University, United Kingdom.

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Rina Quijada

Rina is vice president for Latin American business development and research and analysis on the Oil Markets, Midstream, Downstream, and Chemical team. She has devoted her career to the petrochemical industry for more than 30 years, specializing in Latin American markets. Prior to her current role, she was founder and CEO of IntelliChem, Inc. focusing on market intelligence and research and training related to the petrochemical industry, specifically in Latin America. Previously, Rina was a partner at CMAI (acquired by S&P Global - Now part of S&P Global), where she developed marketing strategies and client development efforts throughout Latin America and created the global chlor-alkali consulting business. Rina began her career at PDVSA subsidiary Pequiven, where she held managerial positions at the production, commercial, and corporate planning level. Rina earned a Bachelor of Science in organic chemistry from Bryan College, Tennessee, United States. She holds a Master of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona, United States, and attended the Oxford University master's management program.Rina holds an economics doctorate from Universidad Santa Maria, Venezuela.