
The RapidRatings CMO has spent two decades turning complicated financial technology into stories people can act on - and insisting that marketing earn its seat at the table with evidence.

A trader turned technology marketer, Jones has spent nearly three decades learning the systems behind investment decisions - and finding language that lets people see why those systems matter.
Michael Crumpler is the Chief Executive Officer of Credit Benchmark, a London- and New York-based financial data firm that aggregates anonymized internal credit risk views from more than 40 global banks, including 17 Global Systemically Important Banks, into consensus ratings on over 80,000 entities. He was appointed CEO in June 2023 after seven years at the company, most recently as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Risk, where he oversaw a period of 25% revenue growth. Before Credit Benchmark, he spent roughly two decades in credit risk seats at Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Dexia, and Moody's, focused on energy, infrastructure, and U.S. public finance.