Deven Sharma (born 1956 in Jharkhand) is an Indian businessman.
Sharma attended De Nobili School, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad.
In August 2011, he announced that he would step down from the position of president later in the year.
[citation needed] Deven Sharma became the public face of the firm in the wake of its downgrade of the United States' long-term debt rating on 5 August 2011.
[5] According to Reuters News Service,[6] S&P announced on 23 August 2011 that Deven Sharma would step down as a Chief of Standard & Poor's effective 12 September 2011, and would leave the company by the end of the year.