Updated 24 June 2025 at 18:36 IST
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: Jamie Dimon is the Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest bank in the United States, with total assets worth over Rs 27.5 lakh crore ($3.2 trillion).
The company operates globally and is involved in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management.
Dimon has held the role of CEO since January 2006 and became Chairman of the Board in 2007. Before this, he served as President and COO following the merger of JPMorgan Chase and Bank One Corporation in 2004. He joined Bank One as its Chairman and CEO in 2000.
Before his time at Bank One, Dimon worked at American Express and later played senior leadership roles in companies like Commercial Credit and Travellers Group. He became President of Citigroup after the 1998 merger between Travellers and Citicorp.
According to Forbes, his current net worth is estimated at approximately Rs 23,220 crore ($2.7 billion), and he earned a compensation package of about Rs 206.4 crore ($24 million) in his most recent reported year.
Dimon has been credited with taking early action ahead of the 2008 financial crisis by selling around Rs 1.03 lakh crore ($12 billion) in subprime mortgage exposure.
He was considered a potential candidate for the US Treasury Secretary role under the Trump administration and served briefly on the president’s economic advisory council before it was disbanded in 2017.
Jamie Dimon was born in New York City and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens. He is of Greek descent; his grandfather, who worked as a banker in Athens and Smyrna, changed the family name from Papademetriou to Dimon after immigrating to the US. Dimon's father and grandfather were stockbrokers at Shearson.
Dimon graduated with a degree in psychology and economics from Tufts University and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was recognised as a Baker Scholar. He currently serves on the boards of several nonprofit and business organisations, including the Business Roundtable and Harvard Business School, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He attended the Browning School before enrolling at Tufts University. During college, he interned at Shearson. After graduation, Dimon worked at Boston Consulting Group and later earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He eventually joined Sandy Weill at American Express, beginning his career in financial services.
Jamie Dimon is married to Judith Kent, whom he met during his time at Harvard. They have three daughters. In 2014, he was diagnosed with throat cancer and underwent eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. He also underwent emergency heart surgery in 2020 to repair an acute aortic dissection. Following a brief recovery period, he resumed his responsibilities at JPMorgan.
Dimon continues to lead JPMorgan Chase, which remains a key institution in global finance.
Published 24 June 2025 at 18:31 IST