NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) today announced that Walter Joseph “Jay” Clayton has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective October 5, 2022. Mr. Clayton served as the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) between 2017 and 2020 and is currently a Senior Policy Advisor and Of Counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. “Jay’s deep regulatory and legal expertise and knowledge in financial markets, along with his extensive experience ad