Stephen Squeri

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer American Express

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Stephen Squeri has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express since February 2018 and, since 2025, also chief executive of American Express National Bank, its banking subsidiary. He joined the company in 1985 and served as executive vice president and chief information officer, group president of global services, group president of global corporate services from 2011 and vice chairman from 2015. As chief executive he has pursued the company’s strategy it calls the Framework for Winning, focused on premium consumers, commercial payments and international growth. He chairs the board of trustees of Manhattan University, where he earned both of his degrees. He led the company’s technology before leading the company.

Career Highlights

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express since February 2018.
• Chief Executive Officer of American Express National Bank since 2025.
• Vice Chairman, 2015 to 2018.
• Group President, Global Corporate Services, from 2011.
• Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer earlier in his career.

Professional Journey

Squeri earned a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from Manhattan University and joined American Express in 1985, according to the company’s 2026 proxy. Over more than four decades there he has held positions including executive vice president and chief information officer and group president of global services.

From November 2011 he was group president of global corporate services, and from July 2015 vice chairman. In February 2018 he became chairman and chief executive. In January 2025, when Anré Williams announced his departure, Squeri said he would again assume the role of chief executive of American Express National Bank, which the proxy lists him as holding from 2025.

The proxy describes his 2025 priorities as delivering the company’s Framework for Winning, including expanding its position with premium consumers and building on its commercial payments business, and reports revenue growth of 10 percent for the year. American Express, based in New York, reported total revenues net of interest expense of $72.2 billion for 2025, according to its 10-K.

Outside the company he is a member of the Business Roundtable, the Partnership for New York City and the New York Jobs CEO Council, chairs the board of trustees of Manhattan University and sits on the board of overseers of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, according to the proxy.

Education

Manhattan University

MBA

Manhattan University

BS