John Carl Junek

John Junek is responsible for the direction and oversight of the Legal and Compliance departments of the firm consisting of more than 300 professionals responsible for managing legal and regulatory risks of its businesses. Junek is also responsible for the firm's Corporate Governance, Security and Aviation units. Junek has more than 30 years of experience providing counsel for the financial services industry, the majority of those years with Ameriprise Financial. Junek served for nearly 10 years as the deputy general counsel of American Express Travel Related Services (TRS) where he was primarily responsible for the groups that supported the international payment and consumer financial services businesses of American Express. Prior to his role with Travel Related Services, Junek was the general counsel of American Express Ltd., a position he held from 1986 to May of 1990. In 1982, Junek was Vice President and Managing Counsel for Regulation and Compliance with Crocker National Bank in San Francisco. He left Crocker to rejoin American Express in New York in February 1985. Junek is also a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Guthrie Theater. He is a member of the bar in California and New York.