Barbara Ridpath

Last updated

Barbara Ridpath is director of St Paul's Institute, a department of St Paul's Cathedral that focuses on the relationship between finance, economics and the common good. [1] Ridpath is married to the writer, Michael Ridpath.

Contents

Education

Ridpath gained an AB degree at Smith College before going on to receive a master's degree in international affairs at Columbia University. [2]

Business career

Prior to her position at St Paul's Institute, Ridpath was chief executive of the International Centre for Financial Regulation. [3] Previous to her work at the ICFR, she was executive managing director and head of ratings services, Europe, for Standard & Poor's, from 2004 to 2008, where she was responsible for Standard & Poor's rating activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [4] Before that she was managing director and chief credit officer, Europel based in Standard & Poor's London office, where she was responsible for the development and application of ratings policy in Europe including its global consistency.

Ridpath joined S&P in 1983 after three years as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She worked in S&P's European network from 1986, holding a broad range of positions. [4] Ridpath spearheaded S&P's move into international securitisation whilst based in London in the late 1980s, and ran S&P-ADEF in Paris from 1990 to 1993. [2] From 1993 to 1998 Ridpath was a senior credit officer at JPMorgan Europe, rejoining S&P in 1998. [4]

She is currently also a non-executive director of the National Australia Group Europe, and a member of Council of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Office of Management and Budget</span> Office within the Executive Office of the President of the US

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, policies, and procedures to see whether they comply with the president's policies and coordinates inter-agency policy initiatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S&P Global Ratings</span> American credit rating agency

S&P Global Ratings is an American credit rating agency (CRA) and a division of S&P Global that publishes financial research and analysis on stocks, bonds, and commodities. S&P is considered the largest of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, which also include Moody's Ratings and Fitch Ratings. Its head office is located on 55 Water Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Credit rating agency</span> Company that assigns credit ratings

A credit rating agency is a company that assigns credit ratings, which rate a debtor's ability to pay back debt by making timely principal and interest payments and the likelihood of default. An agency may rate the creditworthiness of issuers of debt obligations, of debt instruments, and in some cases, of the servicers of the underlying debt, but not of individual consumers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chatham House</span> British think tank founded in 1920

The Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House, is a British think tank based in London, England. Its stated mission is "to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous, and just world". It is the originator of the Chatham House Rule.

A credit rating is an evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor. It is the practice of predicting or forecasting the ability of a supposed debtor to pay back the debt or default.. The credit rating represents an evaluation from a credit rating agency of the qualitative and quantitative information for the prospective debtor, including information provided by the prospective debtor and other non-public information obtained by the credit rating agency's analysts.

The chief risk officer (CRO), chief risk management officer (CRMO), or chief risk and compliance officer (CRCO) of a firm or corporation is the executive accountable for enabling the efficient and effective governance of significant risks, and related opportunities, to a business and its various segments. Risks are commonly categorized as strategic, reputational, operational, financial, or compliance-related. CROs are accountable to the Executive Committee and The Board for enabling the business to balance risk and reward. In more complex organizations, they are generally responsible for coordinating the organization's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) approach. The CRO is responsible for assessing and mitigating significant competitive, regulatory, and technological threats to a firm's capital and earnings. The CRO roles and responsibilities vary depending on the size of the organization and industry. The CRO works to ensure that the firm is compliant with government regulations, such as Sarbanes–Oxley, and reviews factors that could negatively affect investments. Typically, the CRO is responsible for the firm's risk management operations, including managing, identifying, evaluating, reporting and overseeing the firm's risks externally and internally to the organization and works diligently with senior management such as chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

Enterprise risk management (ERM) in business includes the methods and processes used by organizations to manage risks and seize opportunities related to the achievement of their objectives. ERM provides a framework for risk management, which typically involves identifying particular events or circumstances relevant to the organization's objectives, assessing them in terms of likelihood and magnitude of impact, determining a response strategy, and monitoring process. By identifying and proactively addressing risks and opportunities, business enterprises protect and create value for their stakeholders, including owners, employees, customers, regulators, and society overall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Municipal government of Toronto</span> Local government of the City of Toronto

The municipal government of Toronto is the local government responsible for administering the city of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its structure and powers are set out in the City of Toronto Act.

Catherine Bertini is an American public servant. She is the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. She served as the UN Under-Secretary for Management from 2003 to 2005. Currently she is a distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Chair of the Executive Board of the Crop Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Options Clearing Corporation</span> Financial services business

Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is a United States clearing house based in Chicago. It specializes in equity derivatives clearing, providing central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 16 exchanges. It was started by Wayne Luthringshausen and carried on by Michael Cahill. Its instruments include options, financial and commodity futures, security futures, and securities lending transactions.

Malcolm D. Knight is a Canadian economist, policymaker and banker. He is currently Visiting Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation. From 2008 to 2012, Knight was Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank Group where he was responsible for developing and coordinating the bank's global approach to issues in financial regulation, supervision, and financial stability. He served as general manager of the Bank for International Settlements from 2003 to 2008 and as Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada (1999-2003), after holding senior positions at the International Monetary Fund (1975-1999).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bronwen Maddox</span> British journalist

Bronwen Maria Maddox is a former journalist who has served as the director and CEO of think tank Chatham House since August 2022. Prior to this, she was the Director of the Institute for Government between 2016 and 2022. Maddox is also a former foreign editor of The Times newspaper and editor of current affairs magazine Prospect.

R. Ravimohan (1957–2009) was an Indian corporate executive of financial and risk management. He was known for his credit rating analysis. He worked with Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited and was with Reliance Industries as its executive director.

The International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR) (2009–12) was a UK-based non-partisan organisation focused entirely on financial regulation that operated between 2009 and 2012.

The Economic Club of New York is a U.S. nonprofit and non-partisan membership organization dedicated to promoting the study and discussion of social, economic and political questions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Bank of Abu Dhabi</span> Former UAE-based bank

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) was a bank operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until it merged with the First Gulf Bank in December 2016 to form First Abu Dhabi Bank. NBAD was the largest lender bank in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and in the United Arab Emirates. NBAD had the largest market capitalization among UAE banks.

Michel Prada is a lawyer and administrator who became a French civil servant, holding a number of senior positions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel Council on Foreign Relations</span> Public policy think tank

The Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) is an independent, non-partisan forum for the study and debate of foreign policy issues, especially those relating to the State of Israel and the Jewish people. The ICFR publishes a triannual policy and scholarly journal, The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, which offers a platform for the discussion and analysis of international affairs. The ICFR operates under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress, of which Ronald S. Lauder is president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robin Niblett</span> British international relations scholar

Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett is a British specialist in international relations. He is a distinguished fellow at Chatham House and at the Asia Society Policy Institute, and a senior adviser at British strategic advisory firm Hakluyt & Company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Douglas L. Peterson</span> American businessperson and entrepreneur

Douglas L. Peterson is the former president and chief executive officer of S&P Global, formerly McGraw Hill Financial. He became president and chief executive officer in November 2013. Peterson has served on S&P Global’s Board of Directors since July 2013. In November 2024 Peterson retired from the position of CEO, with S&P Global Ratings President Martina Cheung replacing him. Doug originally joined the company as president of Standard & Poor's Ratings Services in 2011.

References

  1. St Paul's Institute announces appointment of new Director
  2. 1 2 "Barbara Ridpath". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. HM Treasury - Kitty Ussher announces Centre of Excellence on Financial Regulation
  4. 1 2 3 "Barbara Ridpath". Gresham College. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. Chatham House Experts