Kenneth Irvine Chenault (born Long Island, June 2, 1951; French pronunciation: [ʃeno]) has been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He is the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Chenault grew up on Long Island as the son of a dentist and dental hygienist. He attended the alternative Waldorf School of Garden City, where he served as senior class president. He then received a B.A. in History from Bowdoin College in...
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Kenneth Irvine Chenault (born Long Island, June 2, 1951; French pronunciation: [ʃeno]) has been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He is the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Chenault grew up on Long Island as the son of a dentist and dental hygienist. He attended the alternative Waldorf School of Garden City, where he served as senior class president. He then received a B.A. in History from Bowdoin College in 1973, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976.
After Harvard he worked as an associate with the law firm Rogers & Wells in New York City, and as a consultant for Bain & Company.
He joined American Express in 1981, working in strategic planning. He became President and Chief Operating Officer in 1997. When he became CEO of American Express in 2001, he was just the third black CEO of a Fortune 500 company in history.
While CEO of American Express in 2007, Kenneth I. Chenault earned a total compensation of $50,126,585, which included...
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