Anand Sanwal
Vice President, American Express
Co-founder, Corporate Portfolio Management Association (CPMA)

Anand Sanwal is Vice President, Corporate Portfolio Management and Strategic Planning at American Express. Within this role, he is responsible for managing and developing American Express’ ambitious CPM effort which is widely recognized as the most ambitious CPM deployment amongst any organization. In his current role, he also oversees the CFO’s strategic planning group. He began his career at American Express in their venture capital/corporate development group sourcing, analyzing and executing product development, M&A and investment opportunities. Prior to AmEx, Anand did consulting and strategic planning in London, Mumbai and Shanghai.



He is a recognized thought leader on Corporate Portfolio Management speaking frequently to companies and research organizations including the CFO Executive Board, Beyond Budgeting Roundtable, Enterprise Portfolio Management Council, and Gartner amongst others. He is also the holder of a CPM patent and is the founder of the Corporate Portfolio Management Association ( http://www.corporateportfoliomanagement.org).

He holds a degree in finance and accounting from the Wharton School of Business and a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He can be reached at asanwal@corporateportfoliomanagement.org.