Kenneth Irvine Chenault was born on June 2,1951 and is an American business executive.
15 Facts About Kenneth Chenault
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Kenneth Chenault was the CEO and Chairman of American Express from 2001 until 2018.
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Kenneth Chenault is the third African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
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Kenneth Chenault's father, Hortenius Chenault, was a graduate of Morehouse College and Howard University Dental School.
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The elder Kenneth Chenault passed the New York State dental exam with the highest score ever recorded as of January 2014.
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Kenneth Chenault attended the Waldorf School of Garden City, where he served as senior class president.
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Kenneth Chenault joined American Express in 1981, working in its Strategic Planning Group.
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Kenneth Chenault became president and chief operating officer in 1997.
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Kenneth Chenault served as a member of the Executive Committee of The Business Council in 2011 and 2012.
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Kenneth Chenault was inducted into the Junior Achievement US Business Hall of Fame in 2002.
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In 2016, Kenneth Chenault earned a total compensation of $22 million.
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In January 2018, Kenneth Chenault announced he would become chairman and managing director of General Catalyst Partners and joined the board of directors of Airbnb.
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Kenneth Chenault has served on the board of directors of Facebook since February 2018.
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In March 2020 it was announced that Kenneth Chenault was stepping down from the Facebook board and joining the board of Berkshire Hathaway, replacing Bill Gates.
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On February 6,2017, Kenneth Chenault was named Chair of the Advisory Council for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.