Deven Sharma

Deven Sharma
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Dhanbad, Bihar Now Jharkhand, India
Alma materDe Nobili School, FRI
Birla Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Ohio State University
OccupationPresident of Standard & Poor's
Board member ofCRISIL Ltd

Deven Sharma (born 1956 in Jharkhand) is an Indian businessman.

Biography

Early life and education

Sharma attended De Nobili School, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad.[1] He received his Bachelor's Degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India, a Master's Degree from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Doctoral degree in Business Management from Ohio State University.[2]

Career

He was named president of Standard & Poor's in August 2007. In August 2011, he announced that he would step down from the position of president later in the year.[3]

Sharma serves on the boards of CRISIL, The US-China Business Council[4] and Asia Society Business Council. He served as a Director of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. from 12 May 2005 to 16 March 2007.[citation needed]

Deven Sharma became the public face of the firm in the wake of its downgrade of the United States' long-term debt rating on 5 August 2011.[5] According to Reuters News Service,[6] S&P announced on 23 August 2011 that Deven Sharma would step down as a Chief of Standard & Poor's effective 12 September 2011, and would leave the company by the end of the year.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Deven Sharma, a Nobilian, is the new boss of S&P". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Deven Sharma, President of Standard & Poor's". Bloomberg's Business Week. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Standard & Poor's President to Step Down". The New York Times. 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Officers and Directors". The US-China Business Council. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Home | S&P Global Ratings". [failed verification]
  6. ^ "S&P replaces president with Citibank exec after U.S. downgrade". Reuters. 23 August 2011.