Dr. Badi is the President of Global Network Services (GNS) at American Express. In this role, he leads our network-related businesses, which manage American Express’ presence in more than 110 countries around the world.
Prior to this role, he was Chief Strategy Officer at American Express. He was responsible for the company’s medium-to-long term enterprise-wide strategy, and ensuring alignment between the enterprise, business unit, and M&A strategies. Before joining American Express in 2018, Dr. Badi was Senior Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he led the firm’s global Payments & Transaction Banking Practice. Prior to BCG, Dr. Badi worked with multiple technology start-ups including a Silicon Valley medical device company where he was a co-founder. He also worked as a scientist with NASA’s Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission.
Dr. Badi earned his doctorate, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and his Bachelor of Arts degree in French – all from Stanford University. He has served on the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Stanford and as an adjunct professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is a Trustee of the Tenement Museum of New York City.