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Over his 29-year career at American Express, Anré has served as a role model and advocate for diversity and inclusion. He founded and leads the Executive Black Engagement Network (BEN), a group of 55 members that comprise American Express’ most senior Black executives globally. He hosts a semi-annual conference for this group focused on sponsorship, career development and networking. He was an active participant at American Express’ third Global Women’s Conference in New York in September 2018 and supports Women’s Interest Network (WIN), a global forum that offers career development, support and mentoring related to the unique diversity women bring to the workplace. He regularly speaks at internal and external events and forums, and serves as a sponsor and mentor to ethnic minority colleagues. Anré has a deep commitment to giving back to the community and specifically aiding people of color. For five years, he served as Chairman of the Board of Junior Achievement (JA) of New York, the largest U.S. organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success and plan for their futures, reaching over 85,000 students per year. He regularly speaks at business events and conferences reaching young ethnic minority people, sharing his experiences and advice on leadership and career development. He is an active member of the Executive Leadership Council, and has presented at Management Leadership for Tomorrow; Ernst & Young’s Black Executive Round Table; and most recently at La Salle Academy’s Career Day, a New York High School committed to educating students of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. He was included in Savoy Magazine’s 2018 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America and in 2017, Black Enterprise Magazine’s 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America.

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