Jamie Dimon | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | March 13, 1956
Education | Tufts University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
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Years active | 1979 – present |
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Children | 3 |
James Dimon (/ˈdaɪmən/; born March 13, 1956) is an American businessman who has been the Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase since 2006.
Dimon began his career as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group. After earning an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1982, he joined American Express, working there, under the mentorship of Sandy Weill, until 1985. The following year, at age of 30, Dimon was appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Commercial Credit and later became the firm's president. He was chief operating officer (COO) of both the insurer Travelers and the brokerage firm Smith Barney from 1990 to 1998, when he became president of Citigroup. In 2000, he was appointed CEO of Bank One, overseeing its operations until merger with JPMorgan Chase in 2004. Dimon then became COO of JPMorgan Chase, assuming the role of CEO in 2006.
He was on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during the late 2010s.[1] Since then, Dimon has been a board member of the Business Roundtable, Bank Policy Institute, and Harvard Business School.[2][3] Dimon was included in Time magazine's 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011 lists of the world's 100 most influential people.[4] As of November 2024[update], Forbes estimated his net worth at $2.6 billion.[5]