Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
S&P Global is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance. Our Board of Directors (the Board) is responsible for overseeing and guiding the company’s direction and strategy, and regularly assesses and refines our corporate governance.
Other than our current CEO, all Directors are independent and elected annually. The Company has separated the leadership positions of the Chair of the Board and the CEO since 2015 and appoints an Independent Chair of the Board annually. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board reviews Board composition annually and conducts proactive, strategy-driven succession planning to ensure Directors bring appropriately varied backgrounds, perspectives, skills and experience to help guide the growth and performance of the company.
Board of Directors Profile and Demographics (as of May 2025)
For additional information on our Board of Directors, including committees and assignments, please see our 2025 Proxy Statement.
Executive Leadership Team Profile
Our 13-member Executive Leadership Team is composed of executive leaders from across the company. As of December 31, 2024, this team includes three women. For additional information on our Executive Leadership Team, please see our website.
Strategic Oversight and Leadership
The Board views oversight and effective management of strategic risks and opportunities as essential to the company’s ability to achieve long-term sustainable growth. As such, the full Board oversees and receives regular updates on a variety of strategic and risk management related topics, including sustainability, climate and human capital-related matters, as part of its annual, in-depth strategy and risk management sessions, as well as ongoing discussions and committee reports throughout the year.
In addition to oversight by the full Board, the Board coordinates with its various committees to provide active and ongoing committee-level oversight of the company’s management of strategic risks and opportunities across the relevant committees.. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives management updates on voluntary disclosures, including our annual Impact Report and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report and Corporate Responsibility initiatives; while our Compensation and Leadership Development Committee oversees and regularly engages with management on a broad range of human capital management topics, including talent attraction,development and leadership succession planning; compensation and benefits; workplace culture, health, safety and wellbeing; and employee engagement and retention.
At the management level, the Corporate Responsibility and Culture and Engagement functions are managed by our Head of Culture and Engagement, who also serves as the Chair of the S&P Global Foundation Board, and reports to our Chief People Officer, on the Executive Leadership Team. This reinforces our internal culture and engagement and community efforts and drives employee volunteerism and philanthropic giving through the S&P Global Foundation.
The Corporate Responsibility team directs our sustainability efforts, including to help minimize S&P Global’s environmental impact, in coordination with other key internal stakeholders across the business. Along with our Executive Leadership Team, this team also manages the company’s voluntary reporting on sustainability and culture and engagement topics and provides regular updates to the Board on our strategy, activities and progress. Other senior leaders also provide input through internal committees such as our Environmental Health & Safety Committee. Our global Corporate Responsibility team implements day-to-day programs with support from senior leaders and relevant corporate functions.
These efforts are further supported by the Nonfinancial Disclosure Working Group, which consists of a cross-section of senior leaders and provides strategic oversight of all the company’s corporate responsibility and sustainability-related disclosure documents.
S&P Global’s Board of Directors, CEO and Executive Leadership Team review our annual Impact Report and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report.
For additional details on corporate governance, see our 2025 Proxy Statement.