Andrew Watt

Andrew Watt is a Managing Director at S&P Global Ratings. Andrew has responsibility for the strategic direction, business priorities and performance of the Americas Financial Services, Infrastructure & Alternative Assets Ratings business as a member of the global leadership team.
Andrew assumed his current responsibilities in 2023. Prior to his current role, Andrew directly managed U.S. and Canadian Corporate Ratings and the industry teams constituting about 2,500 issuer relationships. He was also responsible for Loan & Recovery Ratings business in North America for Corporate Ratings.
Andrew held various managerial and analytic leadership roles in S&P Global Ratings. Andrew has also been a member of the Analytics Policy Board, which oversees and governs the development of analytical criteria for S&P Global Ratings.
Earlier in his career, Andrew held various engineering roles for Allied Signal Aerospace and completed an intensive rotational leadership development program.
Andrew received his MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He also holds a Bachelor and Masters degree of Electronic Engineering from the City College of the City University of New York. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts.