Education
Columbia University.
Columbia University.
Along with David T. Beers, Chambers earned significant attention in August 2011 for his role in downgrading the cr rating of United States Treasury bonds to Associate of Arts+. Prior to this, the United States had maintained a American Automobile Association cr rating since 1941. Chambers holds a Bachelor in English literature and philosophy from Grinnell College (1977) and an Master of Arts in English literature from Columbia University.
After working five years in various roles as sous directeur, assistant comptroller, and vice president for Banque Indosuez, Chambers joined South&P in 1993.
He became deputy head of South&P"s Sovereign Debt Ratings Group in 1997.