David Tesher is a Managing Director and the Head of U.S. Corporate Research at S&P Global Ratings.

David Tesher is a Managing Director and the Head of U.S. Corporate Research at S&P Global Ratings. The U.S. Corporate Research Team is responsible for researching, writing and publishing topical credit and sector specific commentaries. In addition to coordinating thought leadership research efforts for U.S. Corporate Ratings, David also leads the North American Corporate Ratings Group on the North American Credit Conditions Committee and Portfolio Analytics Team. His responsibilities include identifying and disseminating macroeconomic trends that are then consistently used across sectors, and coordinating credit research efforts across U.S. Corporate Ratings.

David initially joined Standard & Poor’s U.S. Structured Finance Group in 1995. Shortly thereafter, David formed Standard & Poor’s CDO Group, and was a Practice Leader responsible for managing Standard & Poor’s U.S. Cash Flow CDO business prior to transitioning to the Corporate & Government Ratings Group in 2010.

Before joining S&P Global Ratings, David was a commercial lender and senior credit officer with National Westminster Bank PLC, responsible for corporate lending and the monitoring of credit policy for the firm's corporate loan portfolio.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics from Lafayette College.