Speakers

Martina L. Cheung is President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of S&P Global.

Previously, Ms. Cheung was President of S&P Global Ratings and served as the Executive Lead of S&P Global Sustainable1. Earlier, she was President of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Ms. Cheung joined the Company in 2010 as Vice President of Operations for S&P Global Ratings and went on to serve as S&P Global’s Chief Strategy Officer. She also was Head of Risk Services for S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Prior to joining S&P Global, Ms. Cheung worked for Accenture’s Financial Services Strategy group and later as a Partner at Mitchell Madison Consulting.

Barron’s recognized Ms. Cheung as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance in 2025. Ms. Cheung was named one of the Most Powerful Women in Finance by American Banker and included on the list of Influential Women in Institutional Investing by Pensions & Investments in 2024. Also in 2024, INvolve named her to its 100 Empower Executives list for the second consecutive year. Ms. Cheung received the Merit Award from The Women's Bond Club in 2022.     

Ms. Cheung is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York.      

Ms. Cheung serves on the Board of Trustees for Catholic Charities New York and was a member of the Board of CRISIL, a global analytics company and India’s leading credit ratings agency.   

She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s degree in business studies from National University of Ireland, Galway.  

Eric Aboaf is Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for S&P Global and a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. In this role, he oversees all aspects of the Company’s finance function including strategy and M&A.

Prior to joining S&P Global, Mr. Aboaf served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman for State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT). In these roles, he was responsible for the global financial strategy and finance functions, including treasury, accounting, tax, reporting, strategy and M&A, and investor relations. He also oversaw its markets and financing business. His focus was on investing for growth, driving productivity, and deploying the balance sheet.

Mr. Aboaf has held various senior leadership roles in the financial services industry. Prior to State Street, Mr. Aboaf served as CFO for Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG), one of the largest regional banks in the United States, where he led all financial functions of the company with a focus on driving growth, expanding net interest margin, and leading efficient capital allocation programs. He also previously held senior financial roles during his twelve years with Citigroup (NYSE: C), including as Treasurer where he managed the company's $1.9 trillion balance sheet. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Bain & Company where he co-led the U.S. financial services consulting practice and focused on growth strategy.

Mr. Aboaf graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School and the Engineering School at the University of Pennsylvania, earned a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and serves as Board Chair of the New York City Urban Debate League. 

Bhavesh Dayalji is the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at S&P Global and the Chief Executive Officer of Kensho. He leads S&P Global’s AI strategy and is the CEO of Kensho, S&P Global’s AI innovation hub.

In his role as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Bhavesh is responsible for S&P Global’s AI vision and strategy, championing the use and deployment of AI technology to accelerate innovation across S&P Global and for its customers.

As Kensho CEO, he has worked to drive Kensho’s growth through the use of its products at the world’s largest financial institutions and the U.S. Intelligence Community. Bhavesh was one of the company’s early hires, and has served in a variety of leadership roles focused on developing and scaling Kensho’s products, engineering, and client-facing teams before being named CEO in 2021.

Kensho received backing from Google Ventures, leading financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase and S&P Global and the venture capital arm of the CIA, In-Q-Tel. Kensho was acquired by S&P Global in 2018.

Prior to Kensho, Bhavesh was a senior leader in Deloitte’s strategy and M&A practice. He was the engagement leader for many high-profile C-suite clients, advising them on M&A strategy, leading due diligence efforts and developing growth strategies in the financial services industry.

Bhavesh started his career working on the software engineering team at CERN, the European Organization for Particle Physics, in Geneva, Switzerland, the team responsible for the discovery of the Higgs boson particle. Bhavesh graduated with a BS in Software Engineering and Physics from De Montfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom. A keen cricketer, he played on the university team and trained and participated in trials for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Bhavesh lives in the greater Boston area with his wife Emily and his children Bodhi, Vera and Ruby. 

Dave Ernsberger is President of S&P Global Energy and a member of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team.

Most recently, Mr. Ernsberger was Head of Market Reporting and Trading Solutions at S&P Global Commodity Insights (now known as S&P Global Energy). In that role, he was responsible for managing Platts commodity price benchmarks worldwide, including market reporting, news coverage and exchange relationships, from well-established markets like oil and gas through to emerging market environments like new Energy Transition commodities and recycled materials.

Prior to that, Mr. Ernsberger served in a variety of roles at Platts, including Head of Oil Content; Editorial Director for Asia (based in Singapore), and Houston Bureau Chief. He joined Platts in 1996 as a metals reporter in London, and launched coverage of Europe’s then-deregulating gas and electricity markets in 1999.

A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Ernsberger holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and politics from Warwick University, England, and a master's degree in international relations from Southampton University, England.

Yann Le Pallec is President of S&P Global Ratings and a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. He has ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the business, including commercial, analytical, control and operations functions. He is based in Paris and heads the S&P Global Ratings Operating Committee.

Mr. Le Pallec chairs the Board of CRISIL Ltd, a global provider of benchmarks and analytics for the financial community that also owns CRISIL Ratings, a leading credit rating agency in India. CRISIL Ltd is listed on BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange). 

Previously, Mr. Le Pallec was the Executive Managing Director and Head of Global Ratings Services which oversees Analytics, Research, and Operations, encompassing more than 2,200 analysts and support staff across 28 countries who cover more than one million outstanding ratings on entities and securities across a range of sectors, including governments, corporations, financial institutions and structured finance. 

Since joining S&P Global Ratings in 1999, Mr. Le Pallec has held a diverse array of roles, including Head of Global Corporate Ratings, leading a group of 500 analysts responsible for coverage of more than 4,000 non-financial corporations worldwide. Before that he led S&P Global’s credit ratings business in EMEA, managing a team of more than 900 ratings analysts and support staff across a dozen offices. Previously, he was Head of EMEA Corporate and Government Ratings, after serving in various managerial and analytical positions in the Insurance and Sovereign & Public Sector groups.  

Mr. Le Pallec is the S&P Global Executive Sponsor for the Company's PRIDE People Resource Group, which is dedicated to maintaining a supportive work environment for LGBTQ+ colleagues.  

Prior to joining S&P Global, Mr. Le Pallec worked for nine years at Paris-based auditing and financial services firm Salustro Reydel.  

Mr. Le Pallec holds a master's degree in Business from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economique et Commerciales (ESSEC) in France.
 

Sally Moore is Executive Vice President, Chief Client Officer for S&P Global and a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Ms. Moore is responsible for leading enterprise commercial strategy and driving strategic account management at scale, along with leading Strategic Alliances, Marketing and Branding. She also chairs S&P Global’s Regional Shared Network and serves as regional leader for the UK, helping to set the company’s strategic direction locally and across the globe.

Ms. Moore joined S&P Global through the merger with IHS Markit, where she was Global Head of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances. At S&P Global she was appointed Global Head of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships, responsible for defining the firm’s corporate strategy, leading on portfolio reviews and executing acquisitions, divestitures, JVs and venture investments and led the Integration Management Office for the merger.

When she joined Markit in 2006, Ms. Moore led the European credit business and global loan business. Previously, she spent six years at Thomson Reuters, as Co-head of the Loan Pricing Corporation's operations in Europe and later as a Senior Vice President and Co-head of Sales in North America. 

Ms. Moore sits on the Board of Accuris, Illuminate Financial and BritishAmerican Business (BAB) and is an observer on the Board of OSTTRA.

In 2021 Ms. Moore became a founding member of the UK's National Numeracy Leadership Council and she is actively involved in S&P Global's DEI efforts, in particular gender diversity.

For her work and achievements, she was named one of the Most Influential Women in Finance by Financial News in 2018 and 2024 and was honored by INvolve as a member of the HERoes Top 100 Women Executives list in 2021.

Saugata serves as President of S&P Global Market Intelligence, leading the division's efforts to deliver essential insights and intelligence to clients worldwide. He is also S&P Global’s Chief Enterprise Data Officer, responsible for driving innovation and excellence in the company’s enterprise data strategy. Saugata is a member of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic direction and growth of the organization.

In previous roles, Saugata served as President of the Commodity Insights division and as Chief Financial Officer for both the S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts divisions. Earlier in his tenure at S&P Global, he led financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and corporate strategy, oversaw operations and finance for the central technology group, and directed the integration program for a significant acquisition. Saugata also led the strategy team within S&P Global’s Ratings division.

Before joining S&P Global, Saugata was a consultant at McKinsey & Company’s New York office, where he advised clients on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and operational improvements across various industries, with a strong focus on financial services.

Saugata began his career at The Godrej Group, a $4 billion diversified conglomerate based in Mumbai, India. During his seven years at Godrej, he held leadership roles in sales, spearheaded supply chain re-engineering initiatives, and worked closely with the Office of the Group Chairman on strategic initiatives.

Saugata holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with Honors from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India; a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Xavier Institute in Bhubaneswar, India; and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a George F. Baker Scholar.

Mark Grant is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer for S&P Global, and a member of the Company’s Finance Leadership Team. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Investor Relations and Treasury operations globally.

Prior to joining S&P Global in 2021, Mr. Grant was Vice President and Head of Investor Relations at GoDaddy. 

Prior to his work at GoDaddy, Mr. Grant was an equity research analyst at Goldman Sachs, publishing investment research on nearly 100 different technology companies in industries spanning software, internet, information services, video games, cybersecurity, analytics, and e-commerce. Mark was also a co-author on thematic technology research on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Microservices, and the Internet of Things (IoT). 

Mr. Grant has been recognized by Extel (formerly Institutional Investor) with multiple First Place rankings for Best IR Professional, Best IR Program, Best IR Team, and Best Investor Event.

Mr. Grant holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Strategy from Brigham Young University, and serves on the Board of Directors for Action Against Hunger.