Jerry Mitchell

Board Secretary

Jerry was elected to the Board in fall of 2004. Jerry Mitchell, a Manager within the Sales Strategy and Communications team at American Express, is responsible for assisting the American Express Regional and National Sales Teams to develop and deliver compelling sales materials to existing and prospective business travel clients. Prior to joining Corporate Services, Jerry worked as a Marketing Project Manager at American Express Financial Advisors in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After working as a temporary employee for 7 months, Jerry joined American Express as a permanent employee in June of 1987, issuing life insurance policies at AMEX Life Assurance Company in San Rafael, California. After a few years in various roles, Jerry joined a small team of employees to develop and market the Privileged Assets direct mail annuity offering, which blossomed over 5 years into a product with more than 170,000 customers and assets under management in excess of $1 billion. Jerry has been recognized for numerous awards at AMEX during his tenure at the company. In his spare time, Jerry enjoys writing, camping in his RV and is an active volunteer at Under One Roof – a non-profit retail store in San Francisco that raises unrestricted funding for 38 different AIDS Service Organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.