what happened to kenneth chenault 
upon his retirement as ceo of american express kenneth chenault accepted a position as chair and managing partner of venture capital firm general catalyst 1 he also became a board member for several major companies the bottom linekenneth chenault is a business leader and former ceo of american express who at the time of his departure from the company in 2018 was one of only three fortune 500 ceos who were african american 5during his time at the helm of american express kenneth chenault helped increase the company s market share by expanding its customer base chenault achieved this by offering credit cards in addition to charge cards and adding membership rewards programs chenault is also a member of the boards of several notable companies and is the managing partner for a venture capital firm 