Jim Hempstead is a managing director in Moody’s Global Project & Infrastructure Finance Group, heading both the North American Regulated Utility & Power Team and the North American Public Infrastructure Team. Hempstead is a rating chair across all segments of Moody’s Global Infrastructure & Project Finance franchise and is a member of both the firm’s Infrastructure Finance Franchise Committee and Global Infrastructure Focus Editorial Board. Hempstead also manages the Moody’s Cyber-Risk Team, which looks to incorporate cybersecurity risk into global credit analyses. Hempstead helped manage the firm’s global environmental, social, and governance efforts between 2017 and 2020. Prior to joining Moody’s, Hempstead was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch & Co., working in the Global Energy & Power Group. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Hempstead worked with Salomon Smith Barney Corporate Finance, working in their Global Energy & Power Group. Hempstead is a member of the Wall Street Utility Group.