Lance Uggla

Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla (born 1962) is a British Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He founded Markit, a financial information and analytics provider, and was chairman and chief executive officer of IHS Markit, the company formed by Markit's 2016 merger with IHS, until its acquisition by S&P Global in February 2022. In 2021, he co-founded BeyondNetZero, a climate-focused growth equity fund launched with General Atlantic, where he is CEO and vice chairman. In 2026, Uggla was appointed a CBE for services to business and philanthropy.

Early life Uggla was born in 1962 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. His father was a sawmill manager.

Uggla earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in 1985 and a Master of Science in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics in 1986.

Career Uggla began his career in Toronto at CIBC, where he rose to Head of Global Markets in 1986, and later served at TD Securities in London as Head of Europe and Asia and co-head of credit trading. Markit initially operated from a barn north of London to provide daily pricing services for credit default swaps. Under his leadership, Markit positioned itself alongside established providers such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters, differentiating itself as a content supplier rather than a terminal service. He served as president of IHS Markit from July 2016 to December 2017.

In November 2020, S&P Global agreed to acquire IHS Markit for approximately $44 billion in stock, a transaction that closed in February 2022. Following the acquisition, Uggla stepped down as CEO and remained as a special advisor for a year.

Philanthropy Uggla and his family have supported education and social mobility through a range of philanthropic commitments. In 2020, he donated C$34.1 million to Simon Fraser University to establish the Uggla Family Scholarship program for under-represented undergraduates, the largest gift in the university's history. At the same time, he pledged £23.4 million to the London School of Economics to endow the Uggla Family Scholars Programme, its largest scholarship donation, aimed at financially disadvantaged students.

Personal life Lance is a member of the Uggla family, a Swedish noble lineage. His daughter, Riley Uggla, is a fashion designer and a former Made in Chelsea cast member.

Awards and recognition 2012: Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year 2026: Commander of the Order of the British Empire