Joseph Pabst

Joseph Pabst
Aviation Management '00
Vice President of Commercial Cards Risk Strategy for American Express

Joseph Pabst is an MBA and B.S. Aviation Management graduate from Purdue University. He is from Managua, Nicaragua where he graduated from the American- Nicaraguan School. Joseph is a proud Boilermaker and has remained involved with Purdue faculty and students, from speaking at the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, evaluating undergraduate case study competitions at the Mitch E. Daniels Jr School of Business to speaking to undergraduate students about career opportunities to helping them prepare for interviews. Joseph is also a member of the Purdue for Life Foundation President’s Council. As a strong believer in Education, Joseph supports the Purdue Research Foundation as well as organizations that support the education of children in rural communities in Central America. Joseph is inspired by his mother Rosario who worked tremendously hard to afford Joseph the best education through high school. Joseph supported himself through his Purdue days holding three jobs in the Residence Halls, the Memorial Union and the Division of Financial Aid. He is grateful for all the support he received from Purdue during those days which were the building blocks for his success today. Joseph is currently vice president commercial cards risk strategy at American Express in New York City.