Deven Sharma (born 1956 in Jharkhand) is an Indian businessman.
Biography
Early life and education
Sharma attended De Nobili School, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad. 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.
Career
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.
Sharma serves on the boards of CRISIL, The US-China Business Council 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 Aug 2011. According to Reuters News Service, 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.