Squeri first joined American Express in 1985, becoming chief information officer in 2005[2] and vice chairman in 2015,[3] along with other upper management roles.
[13] Squeri grew up in Astoria, Queens,[12] graduating from Monsignor McClancy High School in East Elmhurst in 1977.
[20] Squeri became chairman and CEO of American Express on February 1, 2018, having been appointed by the board of directors[20] to succeed Kenneth Chenault.
[19] 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.
[9] Squeri previously served on the boards of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, NY Downtown Hospital, the Columbus Citizens Foundation, and J.Crew,[23] the latter of which he joined in 2010.