David Craig
Co-Chair, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) ,
Co-Chair, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) ,
David Craig is Co-Chair of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). He has 30 years of experience in financial markets data and technology and is seen as a world expert in the data, technology and market infrastructure required to drive sustainable markets. Craig was the former founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the largest data and technology platform providers to financial markets with revenues of over $6.4B. Craig spearheaded the creation of Refinitiv, spinning out of Thomson Reuters with Blackstone, and the successful acquisition by LSEG for $27B in 2021, becoming head of LSEG Data and Analytics Division. He was previously founder and CEO of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business and head of strategy at Thomson Reuters and Reuters plc. He spent 8 years as a partner at McKinsey focusing on technology and financial services clients. Craig is an Executive Fellow at London Business School Strategy and Entrepreneurship faculty. He is co-chair of the India UK Financial Partnership for TheCityUK, member of the City of London Competitiveness Advisory Board, member of the MAS ITAP (Monetary Authority of Singapore International Advisory Panel) and advisory Board of the SMI (Sustainable Markets Initiative) founded and co-chaired by King Charles III and Brian Moynihan. He is also the founder of Natural Capital Technologies, providing news, information and insights for investing in technologies harnessing natural capital to drive sustainability.