Barbara Ridpath
Barbara Ridpath | |
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| Alma mater | Smith College (AB), Columbia University (Master's in international affairs) |
| Occupation(s) | Director of St Paul's Institute, former CEO of the International Centre for Financial Regulation, former executive managing director at Standard & Poor's |
| Known for | Leadership roles in finance and credit rating agencies |
Barbara Ridpath holds the position of director at St Paul's Institute, a division of St Paul's Cathedral dedicated to exploring finance, economics, and their impact on the common good. She is married to the author Michael Ridpath.
Education
Ridpath completed her undergraduate studies with an AB from Smith College and later obtained a master's degree specializing in international affairs from Columbia University.
Business career
Prior to her role at St Paul's Institute, Ridpath served as the chief executive officer of the International Centre for Financial Regulation. Between 2004 and 2008, she was the executive managing director and European head of ratings services at Standard & Poor's, where she managed rating operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Earlier in her tenure at Standard & Poor's, she was managing director and chief credit officer for Europe based in London, overseeing European ratings policies and ensuring their alignment with global standards.
Ridpath began her career at S&P in 1983 after spending three years as an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. From 1986 onward, she worked within S&P’s European network, spearheading the company’s growth into international securitisation in London during the late 1980s and leading S&P-ADEF in Paris between 1990 and 1993. After a period as a senior credit officer at JPMorgan Europe from 1993 to 1998, she returned to S&P in 1998.
Currently, Ridpath holds a non-executive directorship at National Australia Group Europe and participates as a council member at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
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