SVP - GC
Richard G. Steele is Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), a role he assumed on September 5, 2023, overseeing the company's global Legal and Compliance functions and serving on the Executive Leadership Team.[[1]](https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2023/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905435480/en/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel)[[3]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/MCO/people/richard-steele) He succeeded John Goggins, who retired after over 24 years with the company, and joined Moody's in 2006 as Chief Legal Officer of Moody’s KMV, later becoming General Counsel of Moody’s Analytics (MA) in 2008.[[1]](https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2023/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905435480/en/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel)[[4]](https://www.legaldive.com/news/moodys-general-counsel-richard-steele-moodys-analytics-wilson-sonsini/693443/) In these positions, Steele guided over 30 acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments, supported new product development, sales strategies, and the evolution of MA into a leading provider of data, analytics, and insights, including key advice on intellectual property, technology, AI strategy, litigation, and regulatory matters.[[1]](https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2023/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel/default.aspx)[[4]](https://www.legaldive.com/news/moodys-general-counsel-richard-steele-moodys-analytics-wilson-sonsini/693443/)
Prior to Moody's, Steele was a corporate lawyer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, representing high-tech companies in venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets transactions, and held senior in-house legal roles at financial technology, software, and venture capital firms, including MSCI Barra.[[1]](https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2023/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905435480/en/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel)[[4]](https://www.legaldive.com/news/moodys-general-counsel-richard-steele-moodys-analytics-wilson-sonsini/693443/) He previously clerked for Hon. David M. Ebel on the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.[[1]](https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2023/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905435480/en/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel) Steele holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a J.D. from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco.[[2]](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905435480/en/Moodys-Appoints-Richard-Steele-as-General-Counsel)[[3]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/MCO/people/richard-steele) As a corporate insider, he has engaged in recent stock transactions, including selling shares in July 2025.[[6]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/MCO/form-4-moodys-corp-de-insider-trading-activity-43e5ae322fba.html)[[7]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/moodys-svp-steele-sells-741k-in-shares-93CH-4161062)
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