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Awards & Recognition
★TIME100 Most Influential People (2021)
★Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders (2014, 2021)
★Bowdoin Prize - highest honor from Bowdoin College (2022)
★Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame (2002)
★Third Lantern Award from Old North Foundation (2010)
★Phoenix House Public Service Award
★Corporate Responsibility Award from International Rescue Committee
Notable Facts
→Former CEO and Chairman of American Express (2001-2018)
→Third Black CEO of a Fortune 500 company
→Chairman and Managing Director at General Catalyst venture capital firm
→Co-founder of OneTen initiative for Black Americans employment
→Board member of Berkshire Hathaway, Airbnb, and Harvard Corporation
→Former board member of Facebook and IBM
→Named by Warren Buffett as 'gold standard for corporate leadership'
→Led American Express through 9/11 crisis and 2008 financial crisis
→Member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
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