Mark Ferguson is a Research Director with the Metals & Mining Research group at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Full Bio

Mark Ferguson is a Research Director with the Metals & Mining Research group at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Having worked for previous iterations of the division since 2004, he has extensive experience in producing exploration and supply-side studies and topical research for the mining sector.

Mark is currently responsible for providing strategic leadership and functional direction for his team, which produces annual studies on exploration and reserves replacement efforts, and monthly reports on exploration, production, and commodity market trends. 

Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology/Geography from Saint Mary’s University, and an MSc in Earth Sciences from Dalhousie University. Minimize

Joe Mantone is the News Desk Manager for the U.S. financial institutions group and the author of Market Intelligence's quarterly white paper on M&A and equity capital markets activity. He also hosts the new podcast The Pipeline: M&A and IPO Insights. Full Bio

Joe Mantone is the News Desk Manager for the U.S. financial institutions group and the author of Market Intelligence's quarterly white paper on M&A and equity capital markets activity. He also hosts the new podcast The Pipeline: M&A and IPO Insights.  

 
Joe joined the U.S. FIG team in 2008 and covered investment banks for more than 10 years before moving into his current role. Joe has been working as a business journalist for nearly 20 years and previously worked for The Wall Street Journal and the Crain Communications magazine, Modern Healthcare.  Joe is based in New York. 

He holds a master’s degree in journalism from Roosevelt University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Arizona State University. Minimize

Nick Patience is lead analyst for AI and machine learning for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Nick Patience is lead analyst for AI and machine learning for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is part of the company's Data, AI & Analytics research channel but also works across the entire research team to uncover and understand use cases for machine learning, an area he has been researching since 2001. Nick also oversees 451's Workforce Productivity & Collaboration research and is a member of 451 Research's Center of Excellence for Quantum Technologies.

Nick is a frequent speaker on the industry use cases for AI and the infrastructure that underpins its development and deployment.

Nick has a long background in research into how applications can take advantage of data – in particular unstructured data – using AI and machine learning. He is a cofounder of 451 Research and rejoined the team in 2015 after almost three years running product marketing at machine learning-driven eDiscovery software company Recommind (now part of OpenText). He has held various senior management roles at 451 Research in both in New York and London since 1999.

Prior to starting 451 Research, Nick was a financial and technology journalist with ComputerWire (now part of Datamonitor) in London and New York. Nick has a master's degree in computing science from the University of London, and a BA in Philosophy and Music from Middlesex University. Minimize

Veronica is a Latin America Senior Research Analyst covering political, commercial, operational, and security risk issues for a variety of sectors in the region, including energy, mining, retail, and insurance. Full Bio

Veronica is a Latin America Senior Research Analyst covering political, commercial, operational, and security risk issues for a variety of sectors in the region, including energy, mining, retail, and insurance. She is responsible for the generation of commercially relevant political and violent risks forecasts for Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. Minimize

Nathan Stovall is the director of the financial institutions research team for S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is responsible for data-driven news and research focused on banks, insurers and fintechs.  Full Bio

Nathan Stovall is the director of the financial institutions research team for S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is responsible for data-driven news and research focused on banks, insurers and fintechs. Nathan has nearly 20 years of experience covering the financial institutions sector, with a focus on U.S. banks. He publishes in-depth analysis on the drivers of bank strategy and profitability and forecasts for the U.S. bank sector. He is the author of the banking blog, Street Talk, and host of the podcast by the same name.fe

During his tenure, he has regularly covered and participated on the conference circuit as a speaker and moderator of panels and webinars focused on major issues facing banks. He has been quoted in a number of trade publications and the national press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist and has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business News and NPR's Planet Money. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Arts degrees from Washington & Lee University, where he majored in business journalism. Minimize

Sarah Cottle is Head of Research, Advisory and Specialty Solutions for S&P Global Market Intelligence.  Full Bio

Sarah Cottle is Head of Research, Advisory and Specialty Solutions for S&P Global Market Intelligence. 

Sarah joined S&P Global in 2012 and served in leadership roles in Platts and Market Intelligence as a member of the Operating Committees in London, Singapore and Toronto. She has led numerous global teams creating pricing benchmarks, data, news and research in the energy, commodities and financial markets. Most recently she led the MI Insight organization and the corporates product management team.  

In a career spanning twenty-five years, Sarah has held leadership positions at financial services providers in Europe, Asia and North America, including Reed Elsevier, Bloomberg, Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal and produced award-winning programming for CNBC.  

Sarah also works in a number of capacities to help women leaders advance in their careers, serving on the board of the “Women’s Initiative for Networking & Success,” speaking at external networking events and actively contributing to the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives of S&P Global.   

Through her experience of working in Paris and Milan, Sarah speaks French and Italian. She holds a degree in French Language and Literature from the University of Sheffield, UK.    Minimize