“David is a skilled CTO with great leadership skills and broad technical knowledge. He combines his strong business acumen with deep technology experience to deliver new products/services quickly. David's passion and vision creates an environment that fosters creativity and high productivity. He knows the importance of clear communication across his teams, departments and management, which is a critical factor for the success of any business. David consistently demonstrates care for his employees pushing his management teams to ensure career development and work-life-balance remain a focus. It has been a pleasure working with David.”
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I'm a leading technology strategist who has delivered ground-breaking financial products…
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Today we announced that American Express is joining MIT as a founding partner of the new FinTechAI@CSAIL initiative. This collaboration highlights…
Today we announced that American Express is joining MIT as a founding partner of the new FinTechAI@CSAIL initiative. This collaboration highlights…
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Just in time for summer, commuting in Mainland China just became much more seamless for American Express Card Members! I'm proud to share that our…
Just in time for summer, commuting in Mainland China just became much more seamless for American Express Card Members! I'm proud to share that our…
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Great opportunity to work for a high impact team!
Great opportunity to work for a high impact team!
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American Express
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Car PC Hacks
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Emory Continuing Education, Essentials of Leadership for Managers
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Intuit Catalyst, An Intuit Innovation Experience
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CNET’s “Best of CES” Award
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Centrafuse Auto
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English
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Spanish
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Congratulations to all the Centurion Award and 1850 Club Award recipients! It’s inspiring to see such meaningful recognition of leadership, impact…
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Congratulations to my colleagues who participated in @AmericanExpress GrowthHack 2025! Your innovative solutions and dedication to “Hack the…
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@American Express supports the professional growth of our technologists through events like DevCon. This internal gathering of our developer…
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It was very exciting to do the UK keynote in this year's American Express Annual Developer Conference. I talked how we as technologists should…
It was very exciting to do the UK keynote in this year's American Express Annual Developer Conference. I talked how we as technologists should…
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Last week I had the opportunity to spend time with colleagues and some of our largest European merchants in Paris and Rome. Over the course of…
Last week I had the opportunity to spend time with colleagues and some of our largest European merchants in Paris and Rome. Over the course of…
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It's always fun to visit our other offices and get some time in face to face with our teams, but I usually don't get to go bowling!
It's always fun to visit our other offices and get some time in face to face with our teams, but I usually don't get to go bowling!
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Last week, we welcomed Anna Marrs, President, Global Merchant & Network Services, to the Toronto office. During her visit I was fortunate to host a…
Last week, we welcomed Anna Marrs, President, Global Merchant & Network Services, to the Toronto office. During her visit I was fortunate to host a…
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I had a great time this week in New York with the team! We had a fireside chat with our CTO Hilary Packer and Frank O'Donnell, moderated by Cory…
I had a great time this week in New York with the team! We had a fireside chat with our CTO Hilary Packer and Frank O'Donnell, moderated by Cory…
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I’m proud to share that American Express once again ranks No. 1 in the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Credit Card Mobile App and Online Satisfaction Studies…
I’m proud to share that American Express once again ranks No. 1 in the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Credit Card Mobile App and Online Satisfaction Studies…
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What a thrill to speak at Bloomberg Live’s Winning the Innovation Game: Modernizing IT Without Disruption event in New York City yesterday. In…
What a thrill to speak at Bloomberg Live’s Winning the Innovation Game: Modernizing IT Without Disruption event in New York City yesterday. In…
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I'm happy to share that I've started a new position as VP of Engineering at BeyondMD! After more than a decade in fin-tech and a whirlwind of…
I'm happy to share that I've started a new position as VP of Engineering at BeyondMD! After more than a decade in fin-tech and a whirlwind of…
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Tosi’s Restaurant in my hometown of Stevensville, MI, doesn’t take reservations over the summer. That’s because the steady stream of diners – from…
Tosi’s Restaurant in my hometown of Stevensville, MI, doesn’t take reservations over the summer. That’s because the steady stream of diners – from…
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Just wrapped up an amazing session on Embedded Payments: Growth and Retention Best Practices for Platforms at this year’s Stripe Sessions. It was an…
Just wrapped up an amazing session on Embedded Payments: Growth and Retention Best Practices for Platforms at this year’s Stripe Sessions. It was an…
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There is no “one size fits all” in payments – a point made especially clear in our new American Express Trendex: Payment Security Edition survey…
There is no “one size fits all” in payments – a point made especially clear in our new American Express Trendex: Payment Security Edition survey…
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Excited to see ByteByteGo feature Benjamin Cane talk on routing payments at @American Express! The blog covers the challenges, design decisions, and…
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