Executive Profiles

Principal Corporate Executives

Harold McGraw III Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer McGraw Hill Financial Harold McGraw III Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer McGraw Hill Financial Harold (Terry) McGraw III is chairman, president and chief executive officer of McGraw Hill Financial, a leader in credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics for the global capital and commodity markets. The McGraw-Hill Companies was renamed McGraw Hill Financial in May 2013 after the sale of McGraw-Hill Education. Mr. McGraw was elected chairman in December 1999; chief executive officer in 1998; and president and chief operating officer in 1993. He has been a member of the Company’s ...

Jack F. Callahan, Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer McGraw Hill Financial Jack F. Callahan, Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer McGraw Hill Financial Jack F. Callahan is executive vice president and chief financial officer of McGraw Hill Financial. Previously, Mr. Callahan served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Dean Foods from May 2006 through November 2010. Prior to joining Dean Foods, he held a number of positions at PepsiCo Inc., including senior vice president of Corporate Strategy and Development for PepsiCo and Chief Financial Officer for Frito Lay International. Previously, he held various senio...

John Berisford Executive Vice President, Human Resources McGraw Hill Financial John Berisford Executive Vice President, Human Resources McGraw Hill Financial John Berisford is executive vice president, Human Resources for McGraw Hill Financial. In his role, Mr. Berisford is responsible for leading critical initiatives to continually engage and develop employees and ensure McGraw Hill Financial has the talent to succeed in the knowledge economy. Before joining the Company, Mr. Berisford spent 22 successful years at PepsiCo. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, Human Resources for Pepsi Beverages Company, with responsibility...

D. Edward (Ted) Smyth Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs Executive Assistant to the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McGraw Hill Financial D. Edward (Ted) Smyth Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs Executive Assistant to the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McGraw Hill Financial D. Edward (Ted) Smyth is Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Executive Assistant to Harold (Terry) McGraw III, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of McGraw Hill Financial. He is responsible for worldwide marketing, communications, government affairs and community relations activities, and advises the chairman on matters involving the Board of Directors and the management and operation of the Company. Before joining the Company in 2009, Ted was Chief Adm...

Charles L. Teschner, Jr. Executive Vice President, Global Strategy McGraw Hill Financial Charles L. Teschner, Jr. Executive Vice President, Global Strategy McGraw Hill Financial Charles L. Teschner, Jr. is executive vice president, Global Strategy, for McGraw Hill Financial, leading the development of business strategies that help the Company achieve its long-term objectives for business growth and global expansion. Working with senior leaders across the enterprise, he plays a central role in managing the Company’s portfolio of businesses, strengthening its efforts to enter new markets and developing new business capabilities. Charles has a rich and succes...

Kenneth M. Vittor Executive Vice President and General Counsel McGraw Hill Financial Kenneth M. Vittor Executive Vice President and General Counsel McGraw Hill Financial Kenneth M. Vittor has served as executive vice president and general counsel of McGraw Hill Financial since1999. Previously, Ken was senior vice president and associate general counsel of the Company until he was appointed senior vice president and general counsel. As general counsel, Ken was responsible for handling the widely publicized BusinessWeek-Bankers Trust prior restraint litigation as well as the highly successful defense of Standard & Poor's in the Orange County litigation. ...

Principal Operations Executives

Doug Peterson President, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services McGraw Hill Financial

Lou Eccleston President, S&P Capital IQ Chairman of the Board, S&P Dow Jones Indices McGraw Hill Financial

Glenn S. Goldberg President, Commodities & Commercial Markets McGraw Hill Financial