Bob Durante is a Senior Director in Global  Risk Services for S&P Global  Market Intelligence.  In his role, Bob is responsible for managing client service engagements, providing  analytical thought leadership, and helping  clients measure and manage their credit risk. Since joining S&P Global Market  intelligence  in 2008, Bob has led dozens of client engagement projects that focus on development of internal risk rating systems, validation of risk rating and stress testing models and he has issued the deployment of dozens of Credit Assessment Scorecards representing all major asset classes. Prior to joining  S&P Global  Market Intelligence,  Bob held senior analytical and managerial positions for more than 25 years in Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, including chairing rating committees to assign, confirm, update or downgrade credit ratings.  Bob is noted for his award-winning level of client service, thought leadership, analytical innovation  and project/staff management. Bob serves on the S&P Global  Corporate Responsibility: Financial Essentials Working Group to ensure alignment between business and philanthropic  objectives with particular focus on helping reduce the “lending gap” for women-owned small enterprises in emerging markets.