Patricia A. Clifford is senior vice president of Human Resources for D&B, a position she has held since June 2002. In 2004, Ms. Clifford took on the additional responsibility for Team Member Communications. Ms. Clifford is a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Previously as assistant corporate secretary for D&B, Ms. Clifford played a key role in both the 1998 spin-off of R.H. Donnelley Corporation and 2000 spin-off of Moody's Corporation. She was instrumental in the development of the company's first set of Corporate Governance practices, as well as the restructuring of the Board committees, including increasing the rigor around the functions and accountability of the Audit Committee. Ms. Clifford joined D&B in 1990 as a member of the president’s office of the Dun & Bradstreet Business Credit Services group. Since then, she has held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at D&B including assistant vice president for recognition and events. Ms. Clifford holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Scranton.