The American Express CEO defied haters who said he’d never have the top job—winning with millennials and Gen Z and trouncing the competition
Reported by Fortune · fortune.com · May 6, 2026
The unlikely story of how a Queens-born outsider turned around a giant by betting young people would happily pay $900 a year for a credit card.
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