Glenda McNeal

Chief Partner Officer American Express

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Glenda McNeal has been Chief Partner Officer of American Express since February 2024, leading the company’s global strategic partnerships team, which manages its relationships with its largest strategic partners. Before taking the title she was president of enterprise strategic partnerships from March 2017. Her team has moved within the company’s structure as it reorganized: in April 2021 it was placed under Vice Chairman Doug Buckminster, and in February 2025 it moved under Anna Marrs, group president of Global Merchant and Network Services, with the company saying the change would bring the partnerships team into closer collaboration with its merchant organization. She is listed among the executive officers in the company’s 2025 annual report.

Career Highlights

• Chief Partner Officer of American Express since February 2024.
• President, Enterprise Strategic Partnerships, 2017 to 2024.
• Leads the Global Strategic Partnerships team.
• Listed as an executive officer in the American Express 2025 Form 10-K.

Professional Journey

McNeal was president of enterprise strategic partnerships at American Express from March 2017, according to the company’s 2025 10-K. In April 2021 the company placed the strategic partnerships team she led under Vice Chairman Doug Buckminster, alongside corporate development and digital labs.

In February 2024 she was named chief partner officer. In the January 2025 reorganization the company moved her and the Global Strategic Partnerships team to report to Anna Marrs, group president of Global Merchant and Network Services, saying the move would improve how it manages and scales its relationships with its largest strategic partners.

The 2025 10-K, filed in February 2026, lists her among the company’s 15 executive officers. 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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