# Martina Cheung

> Martina L. Cheung is President and CEO of S&P Global and a member of its board. An Irish executive educated in Galway, she moved from consulting into S&P Global in 2010 and held operations, strategy, risk services and divisional leadership roles before becoming CEO on November 1, 2024. Her public priorities include proprietary financial information, AI, customer service and developing future leaders.

- **Role:** President and CEO at S&P Global
- **Organizations:** S&P Global, Accenture, Mitchell Madison Consulting, Council on Foreign Relations, Economic Club of New York
- **Nationality:** Irish
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in commerce, National University of Ireland, Galway (now University of Galway), Master’s degree in business studies, National University of Ireland, Galway (now University of Galway)
- **Known for:** Contributed to the SNL Financial acquisition and IHS Markit merger., Received the Women’s Bond Club Merit Award in 2022., Recognized by Barron’s among the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Came to the United States for a consulting engagement; subsequently transferred there.
- **Before 2010** — Worked in Accenture’s Financial Services Strategy group and later became a partner at Mitchell Madison Consulting.
- **2010** — Joined S&P Global as Vice President of Operations for Ratings.
- **2014** — Became S&P Global Chief Strategy Officer.
- **2015** — Began leading Risk Services within Market Intelligence; contributed to the SNL Financial acquisition.
- **2019** — Became President of S&P Global Market Intelligence, effective January 2.
- **2022** — Became President of S&P Global Ratings; also served as executive lead of Sustainable1.
- **2024** — Became President and CEO of S&P Global, effective November 1, and a board member.

## Achievements

- Contributed to the SNL Financial acquisition and IHS Markit merger.
- Received the Women’s Bond Club Merit Award in 2022.
- Recognized by Barron’s among the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance in 2025.
- Ranked No. 17 in American Banker’s 2025 Most Powerful Women in Finance list, based on her Ratings leadership under that list’s methodology.
- Created and hosted the WINS Trailblazer fireside-chat series.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — S&P Global announced Thomas Kim as Chief Legal Officer, effective October 19, reporting to Cheung.
- **2026-10** — Cheung is scheduled to speak on the October 27 third-quarter earnings call; the event was still upcoming on the research date.
- **2026-07** — S&P Global completed its Mobility separation on July 1 and announced changes to the Market Intelligence operating model on July 6.
- **2026-03** — Announced Firdaus Bhathena as Chief Technology and Transformation Officer, effective April 27.
- **2026-01** — Appeared in Mercer’s Critical thinking podcast on public and private markets and leadership, published January 12 and recorded December 17, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.spglobal.com/en/who-we-are/about-sp-global/our-people/martina-cheung
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martina-cheung-9897411

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Last updated: 2026-10-21