Sonia Kim is Managing Director and Global Head of Product at Sustainable1 (S1), S&P Global’s business focused on sustainability research and intelligence.  Sonia leads the S1 Product organization, responsible for building solutions that help clients evaluate the sustainability of companies and financial assets. She oversees execution of product development and launched S&P’s first suite of data and analytics focused on climate risk and environmental impacts. Ms. Kim advises on M&A and strategic partnerships and has led product integration initiatives to combine capabilities from acquisitions of Trucost, SAM, and The Climate Service to advance client solutions in ESG data, emissions and financial risk and impact analysis.  Ms. Kim chairs the Sustainable1 Product Leadership Council at S&P Global and works to facilitate organizational alignment and collaboration in research, data strategy, and innovation across all divisions.  

Ms. Kim joined S&P Global in 2009 and previously served in Market Intelligence as head of the product team responsible for delivering S&P Global Rating’s credit research and analysis.
 
Before joining S&P Global, Ms. Kim served in leadership roles in strategy, research, and product development at Moody’s and Fitch.  Earlier, she worked as a financial analyst at Bear Stearns and a healthcare consulting firm.
 
Ms. Kim is a regular guest lecturer at NYU’s Stern School of Business and has spoken at industry events discussing practical applications of ESG data and tools. She is a member of the Women’s Bond Club and serves as an advisor and member for S&P Global’s employee resource groups including Asia Professionals for Excellence (APEX) and Women’s Initiative for Networking and Success (WINS). Ms. Kim holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College.