Global Head of Communications for Ratings and Sustainable1
Christopher Krantz is Global Head of Communications for Ratings and Sustainable1. Based in London, he leads the Communications teams for these businesses, which are responsible for all public relations and employee communications activity. Christopher sits on the Ratings Operating Committee and Sustainble1 Leadership Team.
His current remit encompasses a global role for the businesses including issues management, crisis communications, employee communications, financial communications and media relations. He works with senior leaders in the Ratings division and Sustainble1 to plan and execute strategic outreach to media and employees on key topics and to protect the reputation of the division and company.
Prior to joining the company in 2017, Christopher worked in communications at Morningstar, where he was part of the communications team in EMEA and led a transformation of the communications function in Australia. He also led communications at an alternative investment firm and worked as a management consultant for a boutique firm specializing in scenario planning and thinking about the future. He has served as a Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Hertfordshire and taught at the University of London.
Christopher holds an M.A. from New York University and a B.A. from Columbia University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the UK.