Sector: Financials
Director information for AMERICAN EXPRESS (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Phillips | Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Recognize | 66 | ["accomplished executive in the technology industry and financial services", "valuable insights on public company governance and risk management", "lead independent director of Compass, Inc.", "experience as a public company director"] | ["Risk Committee", "nominating and corporate governance committee", "audit committee"] | 2026 |
| Christopher D. Young | President and Chief Executive Officer of Vertex, Inc.; Chair | 54 | ["Accomplished enterprise technology executive", "Deep cybersecurity expertise", "Experience in national security and emergency preparedness", "Former Executive Vice President\u2014Business Development, Strategy and Ventures at Microsoft", "Former CEO at McAfee"] | ["Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Daniel L. Vasella | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Deborah P. Majoras | Former Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Procter & Gamble Co.; Director | 62 | ["former Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Procter & Gamble Co.", "accomplished attorney and executive", "deep expertise in legal, governance and public policy matters", "senior official in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division", "Chair of the Federal Trade Commission", "leadership experience on several private and nonprofit committees"] | ["Risk Committee", "sustainability and public policy committee", "nominating and corporate governance committee", "budget and finance committee", "executive", "governance", "institutional advancement committees", "compensation and governance committee", "executive and audit committees", "equipment standards", "governance and nominating committees", "executive committee"] | 2026 |
| Doug Buckminster | Vice Chairman | ["over 40-year tenure", "various leadership roles including Group President of Global Consumer Services", "President of Global Network & International Card Services", "President of International Consumer and Small Business Services", "Regional President for Latin America, Canada and Caribbean", "General Manager for International Lending and Insurance Services"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Howard Grosfield | Group President of U.S. Consumer Services | ["Over 21 years at American Express", "Leadership roles including President of U.S. Consumer Services", "Executive Vice President & General Manager of U.S. Consumer Marketing", "Global Premium Services experience", "Country Manager for American Express Canada", "President and CEO of Amex Bank of Canada", "Vice President & General Manager for International Small Business Services"] | [] | 2026 | |
| John J. Brennan | LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR; Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | 71 | ["Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)", "Independence and Financial Literacy", "Audit Committee Financial Expert", "Former Chairman and CEO of The Vanguard Group, Inc.", "Chairman of the board of governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)", "Expertise in financial regulations, risk oversight and management, audit and reporting matters"] | ["Audit and Compliance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Karen L. Parkhill | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HP Inc.; Chair; Executive Vice President and CFO | 60 | ["Independence and Financial Literacy", "Audit Committee Financial Expert", "Oversight of the Company\u2019s Risk Governance Framework", "Oversight of Management\u2019s execution of capital management", "Monitors information technology security", "Accomplished financial executive", "CFO of three public companies", "Broad-ranging financial accounting expertise", "Banking experience", "Technology and cybersecurity skills", "Compliance and risk oversight experience"] | ["Audit and Compliance Committee", "Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lisa W. Wardell | Former Executive Chairman of Covista Inc. | 56 | ["Independence and Financial Literacy", "Audit Committee Financial Expert", "More than 25 years of experience managing business strategy, operations, finance and mergers and acquisitions", "Extensive senior leadership and global management experience"] | ["Audit and Compliance Committee", "Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lynn A. Pike | Former President of Capital One Bank; Chair of the Board | 69 | ["seasoned banking executive", "payments and financial industry expertise", "regulator-facing experience", "operational expertise", "public company audit and risk committee experience", "responsibility for brand and marketing decisions", "new brand launches"] | ["audit", "risk and compliance"] | 2026 |
| Michael J. Angelakis | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atairos Group | 61 | ["Independence and Financial Literacy", "Audit Committee Financial Expert"] | ["Audit and Compliance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Noel Wallace | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company; Chairman of the Board | 61 | ["Accomplished consumer-facing public company CEO", "Extensive operational leadership experience", "In-depth knowledge of the global consumer goods industry", "Global branding and marketing expertise", "Experience in overseeing business finance and financial statements"] | ["Board of Directors", "Board of Trustees", "The Consumer Goods Forum"] | 2026 |
| Randal K. Quarles | Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of The Cynosure Group | 68 | ["Decades of financial services experience", "Public service experience", "Private equity experience", "Tenure on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System", "Experience at the U.S. Department of the Treasury"] | ["Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Raymond Joabar | Group President of Global Commercial Services | ["Over 33 years at American Express", "Various leadership roles including Group President of Global Merchant & Network Services", "Chief Risk Officer of American Express and AENB", "President of International Card Services and Global Travel and Lifestyle Services"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Stephen J. Squeri | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman and CEO of American Express | 67 | ["Joined American Express in 1985", "Over 40 years of experience", "Various leadership positions including Vice Chairman, Group President of Global Corporate Services, Group President of Global Services, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer", "over 40-year tenure at American Express", "extensive executive leadership experience", "strong understanding of running a large, complex business", "demonstrated leadership qualities and management capabilities"] | ["Business Roundtable", "American Society of Corporate Executives", "Partnership for New York City", "New York Jobs CEO Council", "Manhattan University (Chairman of the board of trustees)", "Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School (member of the board of governors)", "The Valerie Fund (member of the board of trustees)", "Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (member of the board of overseers)", "Paley Center for Media (member of the board of trustees)"] | 2026 |
| Theodore J. Leonsis | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monumental Sports & Entertainment; Founder, Chairman and CEO | 70 | ["Entrepreneur and innovator", "Leadership experience in public, private and nonprofit governance", "Significant experience in venture capital and investments"] | ["Chair of the nominating and governance committee", "member of the audit and executive committees", "Chairman of the media committee and member of the board of governors", "Chairman of the media and content committee and member of the board of governors"] | 2026 |
| Thomas J. Baltimore | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; Chairman, President and CEO | 62 | ["seasoned hospitality executive", "public company CEO", "expertise in lodging real estate industry", "investment management", "experience in building and running companies", "perspective on risk management"] | ["compensation and human capital committee", "executive committee"] | 2026 |
| Walter J. Clayton III | [] | [] | 2026 |
