| Deven Sharma | |
| Birth Place: | Dhanbad, Bihar Now Jharkhand, India |
| Occupation: | President of Standard & Poor's |
| Boards: | CRISIL Ltd |
| Alma Mater: | De Nobili School, FRI Birla Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Ohio State University |
Deven Sharma (born 1956 in Jharkhand) is an Indian businessman.
Sharma attended De Nobili School, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad.[1] He received his Bachelor's Degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India, a Master's Degree from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Doctoral degree in Business Management from Ohio State University.[2]
He was named president of Standard & Poor's in August 2007. In August 2011, he announced that he would step down from the position of president later in the year.[3]
Sharma serves on the boards of CRISIL, The US-China Business Council[4] and Asia Society Business Council. He served as a Director of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. from 12 May 2005 to 16 March 2007.
Deven Sharma became the public face of the firm in the wake of its downgrade of the United States' long-term debt rating on 5 August 2011.[5] According to Reuters News Service,[6] S&P announced on 23 August 2011 that Deven Sharma would step down as a Chief of Standard & Poor's effective 12 September 2011, and would leave the company by the end of the year.