Darlene J. Rosenkoetter, Esq. is the Global Head of the Government Affairs and Public Policy team for S&P Global based in Washington, DC and has been with S&P Global for over 9 years. Darlene started her career at S&P Global in the S&P Global Ratings division before moving over to the Corporate level expanding her portfolio to cover all policy issues impacting the company. Darlene leads a global team who are based in Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, London and Washington, DC. Her team represents S&P Global on a wide range of policy issues focused on creating a welcoming business environment and business development in new markets, in protecting business operations and services against harmful legislation or regulations as well as promoting thought leadership content and enhancing brand identity and reputation management. She is a current Board Member for Soldier Strong, a charity dedicated to providing leading technology, mental health and educational opportunities for veterans and their families.
Prior to her time at S&P Global, she worked as Associate General Counsel at Capitol One, as Legislative Banking Counsel for Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), and as Legislative and Regulatory Counsel at Consumer Bankers Association. During her tenure in Washington, she has been focused on financial services and capital markets policy and regulation. Prior to her work in Washington, D.C., she practiced law in Baltimore, MD as General Counsel at a real estate development firm while also obtaining her Maryland Real Estate Broker’s License. Throughout law school and after graduation, she worked as one of the primary attorneys at Eugene A. Seidel, PA, a healthcare and insurance subrogation law firm.
She received her Bachelor of Arts from Elon College and her Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. She has served as a certified Mediator with specialty training in Bankruptcy issues. She has been a member of the Maryland State Bar since 2002.