1. Alpesh Chokshi
President, Global Payment Options, American Express
ALPESH CHOKSHI is the President of Global Payment Options. In this role‚ Alpesh is leading the
company's global expansion of payments beyond traditional charge and credit cards. This includes
prepaid (both reloadable and gift cards)‚ mobile airtime cards‚ payroll cards‚ international and domestic
person-to-person remittances‚ virtual currencies‚ government benefit cards‚ and debit-like service
propositions. In addition‚ Alpesh is responsible for the company's Global Foreign Exchange Services unit‚
which includes accelerating the growth of foreign exchange-related solutions to consumers and
corporations around the globe. Over the past few years‚ Alpesh led the transformation of the prepaid
business‚ including the substantial growth of American Express Gift Cards‚ a $1+ billion business with
one of the largest retail distribution networks‚ along with the launch of new products in the U.S. such as
PASS‚ rebate cards and B2B prepaid cards‚ as well as international products including travel cards in
Australia and Brazil and gift cards in Canada. He received his MBA from the Wharton School‚ and
received dual undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from the University of
Pennsylvania.