Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know by all these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and 
appoints each of Carol V. Schwartz, Michael Kuchs, John Nowak, Emily Epstein
and David A. Kanarek, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful 
attorney-in-fact to:

1) prepare, execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the 
undersigned's name, place and stead in any and all capacities related to 
securities of American Express Company (the "Company"), any and all 
filings by the undersigned with the United States Securities and 
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (a) pursuant to Section 16 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, as amended, and 
(b) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules 
thereunder, as amended, and with respect to either of the foregoing 
clauses (a) and (b), any other forms or reports the undersigned may be 
required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership, 
acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company, including, 
without limitation, Form ID;

2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned 
which may be necessary or desirable to complete, execute and deliver any 
such filing as described in paragraph (1) above, or other form or report, 
and timely file such form or report with the SEC and any stock exchange 
or similar authority; and

3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the 
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of 
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the 
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such 
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of 
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and 
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such 
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power 
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever 
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the 
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as 
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power 
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that 
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or 
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this 
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The 
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving 
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor 
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to 
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 
rules thereunder, as amended, or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 
1933 and the rules thereunder, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the 
undersigned is no longer required to file any such filing as described in 
paragraph (1) above, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a 
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to 
be executed as of June 26, 2015.

 
/s/ Paul D. Fabara
Paul D. Fabara