Dave Ernsberger

Dave Ernsberger is an American business executive who serves as President of S&P Global Energy, a division of S&P Global. He is a member of the company's Executive Leadership Team and oversees the division's Platts commodity price benchmarks, market reporting, news coverage, exchange relationships, and research across energy, metals, petrochemicals, and energy-transition commodities.

Early life and education Ernsberger was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and politics from the University of Warwick and a Master of Arts degree in international relations from the University of Southampton.

Career Ernsberger joined Platts in 1996 as a metals reporter in London. In 1999 he launched the company's coverage of Europe’s then-deregulating natural gas and electricity markets.

In October 2024 S&P Global announced Ernsberger's appointment as co-president of its Commodity Insights division (alongside Mark Eramo), effective November 1, 2024; he simultaneously joined the company's Executive Leadership Team. He became sole president in October 2025. On November 14, 2025, the division was officially rebranded as S&P Global Energy, with Ernsberger continuing as president.