Victoria Pao
President of Platts

Victoria was appointed President of Platts in May 2005 and is currently the leader of 650 Platts employees in 14 offices around the world as they continue to extend Platts' market position as the world's largest and most authoritative source of energy industry information, services and solutions.

Victoria previously served as vice president, Marketing and Business Development, McGraw-Hill Construction, where she introduced successful business strategies, created McGraw-Hill Construction's new brand identity and successfully launched the McGraw-Hill Construction Network®.

She joined the McGraw-Hill Construction leadership team in the fall of 2001, where her first project was the re-branding and re-positioning of McGraw-Hill Construction in the summer of 2002. Ms. Pao has also redefined marketing both internally and externally through the creation of a strong marketing culture that seeks to place “the customer” at the heart of the business strategy. Her role also included new product development, which culminated in the launch of the most successful product launch in over a decade, the McGraw-Hill Construction Network TM.

Building on her successful experiences with leading cross-functional teams in the marketing strategy and development of products, Ms. Pao was invited to join professional associations such as the Conference Board’s Council of Marketing Executives. She was also an active member of industry organizations such as SMPS (Society of Marketing Professional Services) and CURT (Construction Users Round Table).

Victoria holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and East Asian Studies from Harvard University and a M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.