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Steve Kemps

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, S&P Global

Steve Kemps is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer at S&P Global. In this role, Steve is responsible for overseeing legal operations and advising on the impact of changing laws on the way the Company conducts business.

Additionally, he is responsible for the Global Security and Government Affairs functions.

Previously, Steve served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Quanta Services, where he oversaw all legal affairs and advised the business on regulatory, ethical and compliance matters. Prior to joining Quanta, he served as General Counsel of Hess Retail Corporation and Dean Foods Company. Steve has also held various senior legal positions with Kimberly-Clark Corporation and law firm Dorsey & Whitney, and served as a federal law clerk to Judge Paul A. Magnuson of the United States District Court, Minnesota.

Steve earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from University of Wisconsin School of Business in 1986 and a Juris Doctorate degree from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1991, and he holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certificate.