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Nancy Gardner

Chief Legal Officer, S&P Global Ratings

Nancy Gardner is the Chief Legal Officer of S&P Global Ratings, where she leads a global team providing legal and regulatory services to the division worldwide.  Nancy had most recently served as Chief Legal Officer of S&P Global Market Intelligence from October 2015 to May 2018.

Nancy was previously General Counsel for SL-x Technology, a financial technology start-up.  She also served as General Counsel for Thomson Reuters Markets division (now known as Finance & Risk), and held several leadership roles in the Reuters legal department throughout her tenure there.  Nancy began her legal career as a corporate attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

Nancy received a JD degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA degree magna cum laude from Duke University.