S&P Global announced that its Board of Directors has approved the addition of Dr. Gregory Washington to the Board, effective June 22, 2021. Dr. Washington has served as President of George Mason University since July 2020 as the first African American president in the history of the university. Before leading George Mason he was Dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine and held multiple leadership positions at The Ohio State University. He is currently a Director of the company Internet2, and has previously served on the boards of Algaventure Systems Inc. and EWI Inc. Dr. Washington will serve on the Board's Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and its Nominating and Governance Committee.