Deven Sharma | |
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Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
Alma mater |
De Nobili School, FRI Birla Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Ohio State University |
Occupation | President of Standard & Poor's |
Board member of | CRISIL Ltd |
Deven Sharma (born 1956 in Jharkhand) is an Indian businessman.
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]
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]