Saugata Saha

Saugata Saha is a prominent executive at S&P Global, currently serving as the President of the S&P Global Commodity Insights division. He is also a member of S&P Global's Executive Committee, which oversees strategic decisions across the company. This division was formed through the merger of S&P Global Platts and IHS Markit’s Energy & Natural Resources divisions, focusing on providing data, research, analytics, and consulting services for the energy and commodities markets.1

Professional Background

Saha has held various significant roles within S&P Global:

• Chief Financial Officer for both S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts from October 2018 to December 2020.
• Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analyses and Corporate Strategy from August 2017 to October 2018.
• Chief Operating Officer of Information Technology from August 2016 to July 2017.
• He has also led M&A integration and strategic initiatives for the company.1

Before joining S&P Global, Saha worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. He began his career at The Godrej Group in India, where he held various roles in sales and operations management.1

Education

Saugata Saha holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2005-2007) and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Xavier Institute of Management (1996-1998). He completed his undergraduate studies with honors in Science from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (1993-1996).1

Recent Developments

As of November 2024, Saha has transitioned into his current role leading the Commodity Insights division as part of a new executive team at S&P Global.2