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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

Operating globally, American Express Company and its affiliated entities deliver a comprehensive suite of charge and credit payment card solutions, alongside a variety of travel-related offerings.

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Entity
Public listing published
Primary listing
NYSE: AXP
Verification
Partially verified
Last reviewed
2026-10-15T04:45:03.089715+00:00

Overview

Operating globally, American Express Company and its affiliated entities deliver a comprehensive suite of charge and credit payment card solutions, alongside a variety of travel-related offerings. Its business structure is organized into three primary divisions: the Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.

Canonical AEGIS identity graph

Executive leadership

Current, confirmed roles are shown only when both the person Profile and supporting source record satisfy the public projection boundary. A missing role is not evidence that it does not exist.

Executive team

14 public records

Governance leadership

Boards & Committees

Board and committee assignments appear only when the canonical public projection retains a current role and supporting source. Unpublished records are not interpreted as absence.

Record as of Oct 15, 2026. Chair, executive office, Lead Independent Director and committee appointments retain their separate source roles. A complete board composition denominator and committee charters are not established by a partial roster.

Board roles

15 public records
JB
James Brennan

Lead Independent Director

Independence not statedAudit and Compliance · ChairCompensation and Benefits
State
confirmed
Effective
From Mar 14, 2025
Confidence
92%
Evidence
AXP DEF 14A director slateMar 25, 2026

Committees

5 public records

Membership and chair roles are projected from current board seats. A chair is shown only when a stored chair flag says so.

Audit and Compliance

Chair
James Brennan
Members
James Brennan (Chair); Charles E. Phillips; Karen L. Parkhill; Lisa W. Wardell; Michael J. Angelakis; Noel Wallace; Thomas J. Baltimore

Compensation and Benefits

Chair
Lynn A. Pike
Members
Lynn A. Pike (Chair); James Brennan; Noel Wallace; Theodore J. Leonsis; Thomas J. Baltimore

ESG

Chair
Christopher D. Young
Members
Christopher D. Young (Chair); Deborah P. Majoras; Michael J. Angelakis; Randal K. Quarles; Theodore J. Leonsis

Nominating, Governance and Public Responsibility

Chair
Christopher D. Young
Members
Christopher D. Young (Chair); Deborah P. Majoras; Michael J. Angelakis; Randal K. Quarles; Theodore J. Leonsis

Risk

Chair
Karen L. Parkhill
Members
Karen L. Parkhill (Chair); Charles E. Phillips; Christopher D. Young; Deborah P. Majoras; Lisa W. Wardell; Randal K. Quarles

Source record

Alpha canonical company public projection

Supports Company identity, Published leadership, Entity status boundary

Reviewed 2026-10-15T04:45:03.089715+00:00

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-06)

Supports Official website

Reviewed 2026-08-29T22:18:05Z

Generated 2026-10-15T23:41:21.270Z

Data as of 2026-10-15T04:45:03.089715+00:00

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