Moody's MCO
About
Moody's rates corporate and government debt and sells analytics software and data to financial institutions.
What tends to move the stock
Bond issuance volume drives ratings revenue, while its analytics business adds subscriptions.
Revenue per employee
5,300 employees as of 2025/FY (+10.4% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Management team
Robert Fauber, Chief Executive Officer of Moody's since 2021, and Chief Operating Officer from 2019-2021. Various senior leadership positions with Moody's and Moody's Ratings from 2005-2019, including as President of Moody's Ratings. Various roles at Citibank and NationsBank (now Bank of America). Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships- Private- Board of College Foundation for the University of Virginia (2023-2025). Education- MBA, Cornell University, 1999 and B.A. in Economics, University of Virginia, 1992.
Ms. Heuland has served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2024. She joined the Company most recently from Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (which changed its name to Dayforce, Inc. on January 1, 2024), a global leader of human capital management technology, where she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from September 2020 to December 2023. From April 2018 to September 2020, Ms. Heuland held the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at SAP Latin America and Caribbean region, and held various other finance leadership roles in Europe and the Americas at SAP beginning in 2008. Prior to joining SAP, a global software company, Ms. Heuland spent eight years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Heuland is a certified public accountant.
Jorge A. Bermudez, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup Inc. (2007-2008) following on from various senior positions in Citigroup's business in the United States and Latin America (beginning in 1975). Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Advisory Board at Texas A&M University (since January 2020). Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships (Public)- AB Mutual Funds (since 2020) and Citibank N.A. (2005-2008). Private- Bretton Woods Committee (since 2022); American Institute of Architects (2015); Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (2014-2021); Electric Reliability Council of Texas (2010 to 2016); Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2009-2017); Community Foundation of Brazos Valley (since 2008). Education- Master of Agriculture, Texas A&M University 1974 and B.S. in Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University 1973.
Leslie F. Seidman, Member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (2003-2013) and Public Governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (2014-2019). Founder and managing member of a financial reporting consulting firm (1999-2003). Member, FASB staff in various roles, including Assistant Director of Technical Activities (1996-1999). Vice President, Accounting Policy and other roles at J.P. Morgan & Company, Inc. (now JPMorgan Chase) (1987-1996) and an auditor at Arthur Young & Co. (now EY) (1984-1987). Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships- Public- Janus Henderson Group plc (since 2023) and General Electric (2018-2023). Private- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Public Governor (2014-2019) and Board of Trustees of Colgate University (2024-present). Education- M.S. in Accounting, New York University, 1985 and B.A. in English, Colgate University, 1984.
Therese Esperdy, Global Chairman of the Financial Institutions Group of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2014-2015). Several senior management positions in banking and capital markets with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1997-2014) and at Lehman Brothers (1989-1997). Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships- Public- Imperial Brands PLC (Since 2016); Smith+Nephew PLC (Since December 2025); National Grid plc (2014-2023). Education- MPPM, Yale University, 1989 and B.A., Chestnut Hill College, 1983.
Zig Serafin, Vice Chairman and Special Advisor (since 2025), Chief Executive Officer (2020-2025), and President and Chief Operating Officer of Qualtrics, an experience management software provider (2016-2020). Corporate Vice President of Microsoft (2009-2016). General Manager at Tellme Networks, Inc. (2009-2012), following acquisition by Microsoft. Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships- Public- Qualtrics International Inc. (2020-2023). Private- Qualtrics International Inc. (since 2023), Vice Chairman (since 2025). Education- B.S., Brigham Young University.
Jose M. Minaya, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, an international financial services company (BNY), Global Head and BNY Investments and Wealth, and a member of the BNY Executive Committee (since 2024). Chief Executive Officer of Nuveen, a global investment manager (2020-2024). Chief Investment Officer and President of Nuveen (2017-2020). Lead Global Real Assets Division, and various other roles at TIAA (2004 to 2017). Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships- Private- Investment Company Institute; National Forest Foundation; Robert Toigo Foundation; Investment Committee of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute; Board of Advisors of the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. Education- MBA, Dartmouth College and B.S. in Finance, Manhattan College.
On July 16, 2025, Moody's Corporation announced that Mr. Sumit Dhawan has been elected as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of July 16, 2025. Mr. Dhawan, Chief Executive Officer of Proofpoint, Inc., an enterprise cybersecurity company (since 2023). President of VMware, Inc., a cloud computing and virtualization technology company (2021-2023), following on from various roles at VMWare, including Chief Customer Experience Officer (2020-2021). Senior executive and general management roles at Instart, a cybersecurity business delivering innovations in web application performance and security services, and Citrix. Other Company Directorships / Trusteeships (Private)- Proofpoint, Inc. (since 2023). Education- M.B.A., Warrington College of Business, University of Florida; M.S. in Computer Science, University of Minnesota and B.S. in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Effective April 1, 2025 Jason Phillips will be Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company. Mr. Phillips, 48, joined the Company in 2003 and has held various roles of increasing responsibility in the Controllership's General Accounting Consolidations and External Reporting and Accounting Policy teams, including his most recent positions of Managing Director, Assistant Controller (August 2022 to March 2025) and Managing Director, Financial Reporting, Accounting Research and Policy, Consolidations (April 2020 to August 2022). Mr. Phillips holds a B.S. in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and is a CPA in New York. Mr. Phillips is an active member of FEI's Financial Accounting and Reporting Roundtable and the AICPA.
On January 12, 2026, Moody's Corporation announced that Ms. Lisa P. Sawicki has been elected as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of March 16, 2026. Ms. Sawicki, 58, served as Chair of the Global Board and Client Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), a private professional services firm, from 2021 to 2025. Prior to that, Ms. Sawicki held several leadership roles within PwC, including Lead Client Partner, Financial Services (2003-2024), Financial Services Assurance Leader, New York (2015-2017), and Assurance Diversity Leader (2012-2015). Earlier in Ms. Sawicki's career, she served as Financial Services Assurance Leader, Carolinas (2009-2012) and became a Partner in 2003 after progressing through positions of increasing responsibility since joining PwC in 1989. Ms. Sawicki earned a BS in Accounting from New York University and holds a CPA license in New York and North Carolina.
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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