Who is the most recent CEO of American Express card companies?
Kenneth Irvine Chenault (born Long Island, June 2, 1951, IPA:ʃenoː) has been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He was the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company. He attended the Waldorf School of Garden City, received a B.A. in History from Bowdoin College in 1973, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976. After Harvard he worked as an associate with the law firm Rogers & Wells in New York City, and as a consultant for Bain & Company. He joined American Express in 1981, working in strategic planning. He became President and Chief Operating Officer in 1997. He is currently co-chair of the Business Roundtable, a director at IBM, and a member at the Council of Foreign Relations. In 1995, Ebony listed him alongside Michael Jordan, Rosa Parks, Bill Cosby and Colin Powell as one of 50 “living pioneers” in the African-American community. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
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