Cost:

FWA Members: $35  |  Non-Members: $60

NOTE: Doors open for check-in at 4:45. Panel starts promptly at 5:15.
Registration closes at 11:59 pm EST on July 29, 2024.
 

Description: 

The Financial Women's Association and S&P Global are pleased to host a fireside chat with S&P Global Ratings President Martina Cheung on Wednesday, April 10.  Martina is expected to share valuable insights that helped her on her journey from starting her career in consulting to her role as head of the ratings business of S&P Global. She will also discuss a wide range of timely and relevant business topics including the ratings environment, sustainability as a business opportunity, AI, and her views on the capital markets.  Martina is a leader in championing gender diversity in the workplace and the executive sponsor of S&P Global's Women's Initiative for Networking and Success (WINS). The event will be followed by networking and refreshments.                                                          

4:45-5:15 PM: Arrival/Networking
5:15-6:15 PM: Fireside Chat including Q&A
6:15-7:15 PM: Networking

Organized by the FWA Programming Division with special thanks to S&P Global

Bios: 
 

Martina L. Cheung is President of S&P Global Ratings. She has ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the business, including commercial, analytical, control, and operations functions.

S&P Global Ratings is regulated in many of the countries in which it operates, and Martina is a director of three of its largest legal entities, S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited, S&P Global Ratings UK Limited and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. Ms. Cheung also serves as the Executive Lead of S&P Global Sustainable1, supporting to drive the enterprise-wide growth strategy for ESG.

Ms. Cheung is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and served on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) subcommittee on Climate-Related Market Risk. Ms. Cheung has spoken on key industry topics covering ESG, cyber security, technology and diversity in the workforce across public forums that include the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Institute for International Finance membership meeting, and Politico Women Rule, among others.

Ms. Cheung joined S&P Global in 2010 as Vice President of Operations and went on to serve as S&P Global’s Chief Strategy Officer, where she was responsible for the execution and measurement of S&P Global’s continuing expansion of its global footprint. She also served as Head of Risk Services in S&P Global Market Intelligence, where she leveraged S&P Global’s significant risk intellectual property to serve clients in managing complex risk challenges. She most recently served as President of S&P Global Market Intelligence and Ms. Cheung formally served on the Board of CRISIL.

Ms. Cheung is the Executive Sponsor for the Women’s Initiative for Networking Success (WINS). She also has active involvement in other S&P Global People Resource Groups (PRGs) including Asian Professionals for Excellence (APEX), Women in Technology (WIT), and Pride, S&P Global's LGBTQ+ & Friends PRG. Ms. Cheung’s philanthropic efforts include her work as a member of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York and support for organizations such as Upwardly Global and YWCA.

Prior to joining S&P Global, she worked in the consulting industry, first in Accenture’s Financial Services Strategy group and later as a Partner at Mitchell Madison Consulting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a master’s degree in Business Studies from National University of Ireland, Galway.

Patti Domm, moderator

Patti Domm is an Emmy award winning journalist and former CNBC Markets Editor and Executive Editor. She is currently a media consultant and writer, specializing in the financial markets, Wall Street and the economy. She was awarded an Emmy for her work during the financial crisis for NBC Nightly News and also received SABEW awards for her Marketinsider column on CNBC.com. Prior to joining CNBC, she was the equities editor for the Americas at Reuters, where she had also served as Wall Street editor. Patti is a member of the board of the Financial Women's Association of New York and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.  She is principal of Patti Domm Associates.