This year has been a busy one for outgoing American Express chairman and CEO Kenneth Chenault. He will join venture-capital firm General Catalyst Partners as sole chairman, was added to the board of directors at online hospitality marketplace Airbnb, and earlier this month, Facebook announced that he was joining the social giant’s board starting next Monday, Feb. 5.
His appointment marked a rare small step forward in the slow march toward diversity among top advisors for social media and large tech companies.
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