Elizabeth Rutledge

Chief Marketing Officer American Express

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Elizabeth Rutledge has been Chief Marketing Officer of American Express since February 2018 and is a member of its Executive Committee. Before becoming chief marketing officer she was executive vice president of global advertising and media from February 2016, and before that executive vice president of card products and benefits from May 2013, the role responsible for the features of the company’s cards. American Express’s annual reports have listed her among its executive officers since 2018, and the company’s January 2025 reorganization memo names her among the Executive Committee members whose reporting lines did not change. She moved into marketing leadership from running the company’s card products.

Career Highlights

• Chief Marketing Officer of American Express since February 2018.
• Executive Vice President, Global Advertising and Media, 2016 to 2018.
• Executive Vice President, Card Products and Benefits, 2013 to 2016.
• Member of the American Express Executive Committee.

Professional Journey

Rutledge was executive vice president of card products and benefits at American Express from May 2013 and executive vice president of global advertising and media from February 2016, according to the company’s 2019 10-K.

She became chief marketing officer in February 2018 and has been listed among the company’s executive officers in each annual report since. The company’s January 2025 memo names her among the Executive Committee members whose reporting lines did not change in that year’s reorganization.

The January 2025 memo lists the members of the Executive Committee, which include the chief executive, the group presidents and the heads of finance, risk, legal, marketing, corporate affairs, colleague experience, strategy and audit. American Express, based in New York, reported total revenues net of interest expense of $72.2 billion for 2025, according to its 10-K.

Education

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