Stephen Squeri

Stephen J. Squeri (born 1959) is an American business executive. He is chairman and CEO of American Express. Squeri first joined American Express in 1985, becoming chief information officer in 2005 along with other upper management roles.

Squeri is currently chairman of the Manhattan University board of trustees, a board member at the Partnership for New York City, among other roles. was born in 1959 in New York City. He is the grandchild of Italian and Irish immigrants. His father worked as an accountant in New York for companies such as Squeri grew up in Astoria, Queens, Squeri subsequently attended Manhattan College in the Bronx,

Career Beginning in 1981, Squeri spent four years as a management consultant at Arthur Andersen. From 2000 to 2002 he served as president of the Establishment Services group in the United States and Canada, He held the role until October 2009,

Squeri became chairman and CEO of American Express on February 1, 2018, having been appointed by the board of directors In 2023, Squeri's total compensation at American Express was $35.6 million, representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 677-to-1. For 2024, Squeri's total compensation was $37.1 million. In April 2025, TIME named him one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2025.

Boards and committees After joining the board of trustees at Manhattan University in 2013, he was named chair in 2023. on the board of governors of Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, and on the board of trustees of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The Valerie Fund. He is also currently a member of the American Society of Corporate Executives, the New York Jobs CEO Council, the latter of which he joined in 2010.