Brian Cahill is Vice Chairman, Moody’s
Ratings Asia Pacific. In this role, he
provides strategic and operational
support across key business initiatives
including Moody’s Ratings domestic
credit rating affiliates in India, Vietnam
and other locations. He also supports
senior level external engagement with
market participants including policy
makers and regulators in respect of
Moody’s Ratings credit rating and
sustainable finance activities. He is on
the board of Moody’s Foundation
supporting its global activities and with
a particular focus on its work in Asia
Pacific.
Prior to his current role, Brian was
Global Head for Sustainable Finance at
Moody’s Ratings leading its strategy for
incorporating Environmental, Social,
and Governance factors – including
climate risk – into credit ratings,
analytics, research, and outreach.
In addition, he oversaw the development
of Moody’s Ratings sustainable finance
solutions such as second party opinions
and net zero assessments. These provide
analytic insight to market participants
wishing to evaluate the sustainability and
emission reduction claims of debt
issuers, a critical need in the rapidly
growing sustainable finance market.
Brian was regional head of Moody’s
Ratings corporate finance franchise from
2002 to 2020. He also led the Asia
project and infrastructure team from
2009 to 2018 and the Asia Financial
institution team from 2009 to 2016.
Prior to joining Moody’s Brian practiced
as a lawyer. He received an MA and
Master of Law from Cambridge
University.