Driving the Strategy Forward
We’ll hear from a very exciting guest speaker on how we can think and lead differently to bring One Moody’s to our teams. We’ll also share outcomes from the previous day breakout sessions, and align on our top priorities for 2022 and our commitments as leaders to get us there.
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Christine Elliott is Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Moody’s Corporation – she is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Ms. Elliott is primarily responsible for leading a team focused on evolving, advancing, and fortifying the Moody’s brand globally with key stakeholders, including customers, employees, policymakers, regulators, and the media. Her team includes Communications & Brand Management, Corporate Social Responsibility (including The Moody’s Foundation), as well as Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs. The Global Corporate Affairs function aligns Moody’s internal and external voice, brand, and relationships to deepen understanding of the company’s unique value proposition as a global integrated risk assessment firm in addressing corporate, financial, and economic challenges.
Ms. Elliott joined Moody's in 2021 as a Managing Director and Global Head of Communications and Branding. Prior to Moody’s, Ms. Elliott was Executive Vice President, Worldwide Communications at Mastercard and Chief Communications Officer at S&P Global. She has also held senior communications roles at American Express, including as Chief Communications Officer for American Express Global Business Travel. Earlier in her career she was a journalist for ABC News, where she earned an Emmy award.
Ms. Elliott earned a B.A. in Communications and Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Atsi Sheth is Managing Director and Global Head, Credit Strategy and Research.
Moody’s Credit Strategy & Research group includes global teams focused on Macroeconomic Research, Default & Ratings Analytics and Global Emerging Markets as well as regional credit strategy teams each focused on Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and EMEA.
Together these teams establish and articulate Moody’s house views on the trends that drive risk across countries, sectors and asset classes. They undertake in depth data driven analysis and leverage the expertise of ratings and research analysts across Moody’s to generate global, regional and sector insights on macro-economic, political, policy, technology and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.
In her capacity leading the group, Atsi also serves as a spokesperson on Moody’s analytic views, engaging with investors, the media and a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders.
Atsi is a long-time champion of Moody’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as well as our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. She serves as co-chair of the CSR Thought Leadership & Solutions working group and the Senior Advisor to Moody’s Asian Leadership Initiative - a Multicultural Business Resource Group.
Prior to her current role, Atsi was Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for the Americas and before that Managing Director in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. She has also served as Chief Economist at Reliance Capital and taught courses on International Political Economy and Emerging Markets at Columbia University and Northwestern University. Atsi has a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Bombay University.
Nick is Moody’s Analytics Chief Product Officer – responsible for defining and managing the company’s product and portfolio strategy. His remit includes Marketing, Innovation, Customer Experience and Commercial Strategy, ensuring that we have a modern and innovative approach to the way we work, and place the customer at the center of everything we do.
Nick joined MA as a former customer from ANZ Bank where he was the Group General Manager of Risk. His work history spans banking and finance, digital and internet technology, insurance and superannuation in senior managerial roles with experiences in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
Nick graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics & Commerce (Banking/Finance) and has also completed post graduate work at New York University (NYU Stern) in Strategy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Sloan) in Digital Transformation, and University of Technology Sydney in Architecture. Nick is well placed to help Moody’s in defining and delivering products that result in better, faster solutions for our customers in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
Tameka Alsop is Managing Director, Chief of Staff to the CEO at Moody’s Corporation and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Ms. Alsop leads a range of strategic and operational initiatives that are vital to the company’s success.
Ms. Alsop has more than 20 years of experience helping drive positive change and business results at Moody’s. Prior to her position as Chief of Staff, Ms. Alsop was Managing Director, Head of US Financial Institutions Relationship Management at Moody’s Investors Service, where she built customer relationships with institutions to grow coverage and revenue, as well as expanded relationships with existing issuers and intermediaries. She also held various leadership positions across the organization including roles in Business Process Management and Ratings Operations, Investor Relations, Structured Finance Surveillance, Public Finance, Business Planning and Revenue Accounting.
Ms. Alsop currently serves on the Trident American Dreams Advisory Board and is a founding member of the Women’s Business Resource Group at Moody’s. She is also a key contributor to various Moody’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Ms. Alsop holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and is a certified project management professional.
Tim is the Chief Technology Officer for Moody’s Investors Services. Prior to joining Moody’s, Tim was the Chief Technology Officer for Ally Financial.
Tim brings to Moody's more than 20 years of technology experience and skills, encompassing a broad range of technology functions focused in the financial services sector. His prior roles with Ally include Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Enterprise Architect. Before joining Ally, Tim led strategic technology projects at JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.
Tim received his bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and master's in Software Engineering from Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Graduate Center.
Anne Van Praagh is Global Head of the Public, Project & Infrastructure Finance Group for Moody’s Ratings, overseeing credit ratings and research on public sector entities worldwide.
Prior to this role, Anne led the Sovereign Risk Group in 2021 and 2022. Anne was head of Ratings Research from 2019 to early 2022, driving the content and engagement strategy for 20,000 research publications published annually. In 2016, Anne launched the Credit Strategy & Research group, setting Moody’s macroeconomic and “house views” on emerging risk trends and coordinating Moody’s credit response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Previously she held roles as MD for Sovereign Risk in the Americas, Middle East and APAC, Chief Credit Officer for Public Sector Ratings, and lead analyst for US infrastructure, states and local governments. She also spent three years as vice president in Morgan Stanley’s public finance investment banking team advising on $25 billion in financings.
Anne began her career as a speechwriter at the US Department of Defense in the Clinton Administration. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She is married with two daughters.
Michael Solomon is the Managing Director – MIS Business Planning at Moody’s Corporation, with responsibility for the financial planning for the rating agency and the technology services group. He has built a successful global team with associates in New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris, Costa Rica, and Gurgaon. Mr. Solomon has developed a number of reporting tools and considerably enhanced several management processes to better support decision making in the business. He is also acting as a key liaison between the Finance team and the rating agency and has sponsored and led a number of key projects for MIS.
Mr. Solomon joined Moody’s as a Manager in 1998 and has held several Finance positions within the company. Prior to joining Moody's, Mr. Solomon held various financial positions at Scholastic Publishing and A.C. Nielsen. He has an M.B.A. from Hofstra University, concentrating in Finance and Business Information Systems, and a B.S. from the School of Management at Binghamton University.
Christine Elliott is Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Moody’s Corporation – she is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Ms. Elliott is primarily responsible for leading a team focused on evolving, advancing, and fortifying the Moody’s brand globally with key stakeholders, including customers, employees, policymakers, regulators, and the media. Her team includes Communications & Brand Management, Corporate Social Responsibility (including The Moody’s Foundation), as well as Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs. The Global Corporate Affairs function aligns Moody’s internal and external voice, brand, and relationships to deepen understanding of the company’s unique value proposition as a global integrated risk assessment firm in addressing corporate, financial, and economic challenges.
Ms. Elliott joined Moody's in 2021 as a Managing Director and Global Head of Communications and Branding. Prior to Moody’s, Ms. Elliott was Executive Vice President, Worldwide Communications at Mastercard and Chief Communications Officer at S&P Global. She has also held senior communications roles at American Express, including as Chief Communications Officer for American Express Global Business Travel. Earlier in her career she was a journalist for ABC News, where she earned an Emmy award.
Ms. Elliott earned a B.A. in Communications and Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Rob Fauber became President and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation on January 1, 2021 and was elected to the Board of Directors effective October 22,2020. Rob joined Moody’s in 2005 and has held multiple leadership roles at Moody’s. Until his appointment as CEO, he was Moody’s Chief Operating Officer and drove strategic initiatives across the company. He served as President of Moody’s Investors Service from 2016 to 2019 and was Head of Moody’s Investors Service’s Global Commercial Group from 2013 to 2016, overseeing relationship management, product development, and strategy for the rating agency. Rob has also served as Head of Moody’s Corporate Development. Prior to Moody’s, he held roles in alternative investments, corporate strategy & business development, and investment banking at Citi. Rob earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. He and his wife have two children.
Tameka Alsop is Managing Director, Chief of Staff to the CEO at Moody’s Corporation and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Ms. Alsop leads a range of strategic and operational initiatives that are vital to the company’s success.
Ms. Alsop has more than 20 years of experience helping drive positive change and business results at Moody’s. Prior to her position as Chief of Staff, Ms. Alsop was Managing Director, Head of US Financial Institutions Relationship Management at Moody’s Investors Service, where she built customer relationships with institutions to grow coverage and revenue, as well as expanded relationships with existing issuers and intermediaries. She also held various leadership positions across the organization including roles in Business Process Management and Ratings Operations, Investor Relations, Structured Finance Surveillance, Public Finance, Business Planning and Revenue Accounting.
Ms. Alsop currently serves on the Trident American Dreams Advisory Board and is a founding member of the Women’s Business Resource Group at Moody’s. She is also a key contributor to various Moody’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Ms. Alsop holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and is a certified project management professional.
Mona Breed is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Moody’s Corporation. In this role, Mona is responsible for all global enterprise technology programs and activities. She joined Moody’s in 2018 after nearly 30 years of diverse experience across all dimensions of technology, finance and large-scale project management/system implementation.
Ms. Breed came to Moody’s from OppenheimerFunds, where she served as Head of Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, IT Strategy and Transformation. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2013, she held a range of senior technology and finance leadership roles at Apollo and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ms. Breed currently serves as the Treasurer for the Skating Club of New York. She is also a member of the Dell, Zoom and AWS North American Customer Advisory Boards, and sits on the AEA Investors LP Senior Advisory Council. In 2021, Ms. Breed was a finalist for the New York CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in the “Global” category. She is a graduate of Emory University.
Mr. West has served as President of Moody’s Ratings since November 2019. Mike served as Managing Director—Head of MIS Ratings and Research from June 2016 to October 2019. Previously, Mike served as Managing Director—Head of Global Structured Finance from February 2014 to May 2016 and Managing Director—Head of Global Corporate Finance from January 2010 to January 2014. Earlier in his career, Mike was also responsible for the research strategy for the ratings businesses and before that led Corporate Finance for the EMEA Region, European Corporates and the EMEA leveraged finance business. Prior to joining Moody’s in 1998, Mike worked at Bank of America and HSBC in various credit roles.
Stephen Tulenko is the President of Moody's Analytics, a division of Moody's that provides financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business leaders make better, faster decisions.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Tulenko served as the Executive Director of the Enterprise Risk Solutions business, and the Executive Director of Sales, Customer Service, and Marketing, both within Moody's Analytics. Prior to the formation of Moody's Analytics, he held various sales, product development, and product strategy roles in Moody's Investors Service. He joined Moody's in 1990.
Mr. Tulenko has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance, Marketing and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University
Scott Kenney is Senior Vice President Risk Management and Chief Audit Executive of Moody’s Corporation. Mr. Kenney reports directly to the Audit Committee of Moody’s Board of Directors and reports administratively to Moody’s Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Kenney is responsible for overseeing Moody’s Global Internal Audit function, including providing an independent oversight function that evaluates the processes and controls over the organization’s financial, technology, ratings and operational activities. Mr. Kenney also oversees risk assurance for the Corporation.
Mr. Kenney has over twenty-five years of experience in internal audit, risk management, business process and internal controls. Prior to joining Moody’s, Mr. Kenney was a Managing Director at Deloitte, serving as leader to several internal audit departments, external financial statement audits, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts and large regulatory compliance engagements. He served in a variety of positions while at Deloitte, served as Global Director of Compliance for Take Two Interactive and Internal Auditor at Staff Builders Home Health Care.
Mr. Kenney currently serves on the Board of Governors for the New York Institute of Internal Auditors and Hetrick Martin Institute. He also is a member of the advisory committees for Finance and Audit at OnePulse Foundation.
Mr. Kenney holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Scranton and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New York. Mr. Kenney is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA), Certified Informational Technology Professional (AICPA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
David Platt is SVP & Chief Strategy Officer for Moody's Corporation, with responsibility for Global Corporate Development and Corporate Affairs, which encompasses Global Communications and Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility and Government, Public & Regulatory Affairs. He currently serves as President of the Moody's Foundation and is a member of the Board of Directors of BitSight Technologies, Inc. He has also served on the Board of Directors of ICRA Limited, Moody's affiliate in India. During his tenure, Dave has overseen corporate strategic planning and led over $8 billion in M&A and investments to advance Moody's global integrated risk assessment growth strategy.
Prior to joining Moody's in 2013, Dave provided M&A and corporate finance advisory services to boards and companies across a wide range of industries. Previously, he was a Managing Director in the M&A groups at Deutsche Bank and Bank of America and held similar roles in the M&A groups at Citigroup and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He began his career as a Senior Investment Analyst in the Fixed Income Division at Fidelity Investments where his responsibilities included credit risk assessment, setting exposure limits and investment oversight for a range of corporate and municipal credits and structured products.
Dave holds an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago, a B.A. from The University of California, Berkeley in Political Economies of Industrialized Societies and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
John Goggins is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Moody’s Corporation. In this role, Mr. Goggins is primarily responsible for providing legal advice to senior management and managing the provision of legal services by a team of inhouse lawyers and outside counsel. His team deals with all legal issues, including contract negotiation, intellectual property, employee matters, litigation and compliance with local laws.
Mr. Goggins joined the firm in 1999 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Previously, he served as Counsel for Dow Jones & Company from 1995 to 1999 during which he was responsible for SEC compliance, corporate finance, executive compensation, investor relations, and negotiating acquisitions, depositions and joint ventures.
Mr. Goggins was an Associate with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft from 1985 to 1995 where he worked on mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Goggins holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in economics and history from Amherst College. He is a member of the New York State Bar.
Indra K. Nooyi served as CEO and chairman of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2019. Her prescient strategic thinking, insight into consumer behavior, and wisdom on managing a vast, global workforce make her one of the world’s most sought-after advisors to entrepreneurs, executives, and governments. She is also revered as a role model for women and immigrants, and celebrated for her empowering messages on inclusivity. At PepsiCo, she was the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, the company’s mission to deliver sustained growth by making more nutritious products, limiting the company’s environmental footprint, and empowering its associates and people in the communities it serves. She has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honor, the U.S. State Department’s award for Outstanding American by Choice, and 15 honorary degrees. She is married to Raj Nooyi and has two daughters, Preetha and Tara. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller, My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future, her much-anticipated memoir that offers insight and a call-to-action from one of the world’s most-admired business leaders on how our society can blend work and family — and advance women — in the 21st century.
Rob Fauber became President and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation on January 1, 2021 and was elected to the Board of Directors effective October 22,2020. Rob joined Moody’s in 2005 and has held multiple leadership roles at Moody’s. Until his appointment as CEO, he was Moody’s Chief Operating Officer and drove strategic initiatives across the company. He served as President of Moody’s Investors Service from 2016 to 2019 and was Head of Moody’s Investors Service’s Global Commercial Group from 2013 to 2016, overseeing relationship management, product development, and strategy for the rating agency. Rob has also served as Head of Moody’s Corporate Development. Prior to Moody’s, he held roles in alternative investments, corporate strategy & business development, and investment banking at Citi. Rob earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. He and his wife have two children.
Tameka Alsop is Managing Director, Chief of Staff to the CEO at Moody’s Corporation and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Ms. Alsop leads a range of strategic and operational initiatives that are vital to the company’s success.
Ms. Alsop has more than 20 years of experience helping drive positive change and business results at Moody’s. Prior to her position as Chief of Staff, Ms. Alsop was Managing Director, Head of US Financial Institutions Relationship Management at Moody’s Investors Service, where she built customer relationships with institutions to grow coverage and revenue, as well as expanded relationships with existing issuers and intermediaries. She also held various leadership positions across the organization including roles in Business Process Management and Ratings Operations, Investor Relations, Structured Finance Surveillance, Public Finance, Business Planning and Revenue Accounting.
Ms. Alsop currently serves on the Trident American Dreams Advisory Board and is a founding member of the Women’s Business Resource Group at Moody’s. She is also a key contributor to various Moody’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Ms. Alsop holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and is a certified project management professional.
Christine Elliott is Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Moody’s Corporation – she is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Ms. Elliott is primarily responsible for leading a team focused on evolving, advancing, and fortifying the Moody’s brand globally with key stakeholders, including customers, employees, policymakers, regulators, and the media. Her team includes Communications & Brand Management, Corporate Social Responsibility (including The Moody’s Foundation), as well as Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs. The Global Corporate Affairs function aligns Moody’s internal and external voice, brand, and relationships to deepen understanding of the company’s unique value proposition as a global integrated risk assessment firm in addressing corporate, financial, and economic challenges.
Ms. Elliott joined Moody's in 2021 as a Managing Director and Global Head of Communications and Branding. Prior to Moody’s, Ms. Elliott was Executive Vice President, Worldwide Communications at Mastercard and Chief Communications Officer at S&P Global. She has also held senior communications roles at American Express, including as Chief Communications Officer for American Express Global Business Travel. Earlier in her career she was a journalist for ABC News, where she earned an Emmy award.
Ms. Elliott earned a B.A. in Communications and Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Mona Breed is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Moody’s Corporation. In this role, Mona is responsible for all global enterprise technology programs and activities. She joined Moody’s in 2018 after nearly 30 years of diverse experience across all dimensions of technology, finance and large-scale project management/system implementation.
Ms. Breed came to Moody’s from OppenheimerFunds, where she served as Head of Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, IT Strategy and Transformation. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2013, she held a range of senior technology and finance leadership roles at Apollo and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ms. Breed currently serves as the Treasurer for the Skating Club of New York. She is also a member of the Dell, Zoom and AWS North American Customer Advisory Boards, and sits on the AEA Investors LP Senior Advisory Council. In 2021, Ms. Breed was a finalist for the New York CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in the “Global” category. She is a graduate of Emory University.
Mr. West has served as President of Moody’s Ratings since November 2019. Mike served as Managing Director—Head of MIS Ratings and Research from June 2016 to October 2019. Previously, Mike served as Managing Director—Head of Global Structured Finance from February 2014 to May 2016 and Managing Director—Head of Global Corporate Finance from January 2010 to January 2014. Earlier in his career, Mike was also responsible for the research strategy for the ratings businesses and before that led Corporate Finance for the EMEA Region, European Corporates and the EMEA leveraged finance business. Prior to joining Moody’s in 1998, Mike worked at Bank of America and HSBC in various credit roles.
Stephen Tulenko is the President of Moody's Analytics, a division of Moody's that provides financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business leaders make better, faster decisions.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Tulenko served as the Executive Director of the Enterprise Risk Solutions business, and the Executive Director of Sales, Customer Service, and Marketing, both within Moody's Analytics. Prior to the formation of Moody's Analytics, he held various sales, product development, and product strategy roles in Moody's Investors Service. He joined Moody's in 1990.
Mr. Tulenko has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance, Marketing and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University
Scott Kenney is Senior Vice President Risk Management and Chief Audit Executive of Moody’s Corporation. Mr. Kenney reports directly to the Audit Committee of Moody’s Board of Directors and reports administratively to Moody’s Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Kenney is responsible for overseeing Moody’s Global Internal Audit function, including providing an independent oversight function that evaluates the processes and controls over the organization’s financial, technology, ratings and operational activities. Mr. Kenney also oversees risk assurance for the Corporation.
Mr. Kenney has over twenty-five years of experience in internal audit, risk management, business process and internal controls. Prior to joining Moody’s, Mr. Kenney was a Managing Director at Deloitte, serving as leader to several internal audit departments, external financial statement audits, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts and large regulatory compliance engagements. He served in a variety of positions while at Deloitte, served as Global Director of Compliance for Take Two Interactive and Internal Auditor at Staff Builders Home Health Care.
Mr. Kenney currently serves on the Board of Governors for the New York Institute of Internal Auditors and Hetrick Martin Institute. He also is a member of the advisory committees for Finance and Audit at OnePulse Foundation.
Mr. Kenney holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Scranton and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New York. Mr. Kenney is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA), Certified Informational Technology Professional (AICPA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
David Platt is SVP & Chief Strategy Officer for Moody's Corporation, with responsibility for Global Corporate Development and Corporate Affairs, which encompasses Global Communications and Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility and Government, Public & Regulatory Affairs. He currently serves as President of the Moody's Foundation and is a member of the Board of Directors of BitSight Technologies, Inc. He has also served on the Board of Directors of ICRA Limited, Moody's affiliate in India. During his tenure, Dave has overseen corporate strategic planning and led over $8 billion in M&A and investments to advance Moody's global integrated risk assessment growth strategy.
Prior to joining Moody's in 2013, Dave provided M&A and corporate finance advisory services to boards and companies across a wide range of industries. Previously, he was a Managing Director in the M&A groups at Deutsche Bank and Bank of America and held similar roles in the M&A groups at Citigroup and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He began his career as a Senior Investment Analyst in the Fixed Income Division at Fidelity Investments where his responsibilities included credit risk assessment, setting exposure limits and investment oversight for a range of corporate and municipal credits and structured products.
Dave holds an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago, a B.A. from The University of California, Berkeley in Political Economies of Industrialized Societies and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
John Goggins is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Moody’s Corporation. In this role, Mr. Goggins is primarily responsible for providing legal advice to senior management and managing the provision of legal services by a team of inhouse lawyers and outside counsel. His team deals with all legal issues, including contract negotiation, intellectual property, employee matters, litigation and compliance with local laws.
Mr. Goggins joined the firm in 1999 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Previously, he served as Counsel for Dow Jones & Company from 1995 to 1999 during which he was responsible for SEC compliance, corporate finance, executive compensation, investor relations, and negotiating acquisitions, depositions and joint ventures.
Mr. Goggins was an Associate with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft from 1985 to 1995 where he worked on mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Goggins holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in economics and history from Amherst College. He is a member of the New York State Bar.
Rob Fauber became President and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation on January 1, 2021 and was elected to the Board of Directors effective October 22,2020. Rob joined Moody’s in 2005 and has held multiple leadership roles at Moody’s. Until his appointment as CEO, he was Moody’s Chief Operating Officer and drove strategic initiatives across the company. He served as President of Moody’s Investors Service from 2016 to 2019 and was Head of Moody’s Investors Service’s Global Commercial Group from 2013 to 2016, overseeing relationship management, product development, and strategy for the rating agency. Rob has also served as Head of Moody’s Corporate Development. Prior to Moody’s, he held roles in alternative investments, corporate strategy & business development, and investment banking at Citi. Rob earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. He and his wife have two children.