Ashley Bacon

Chief Risk Officer JPMorgan Chase

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Ashley Bacon has been JPMorgan Chase’s Chief Risk Officer since June 2013 and sits on the firm’s Operating Committee. He oversees risk management and compliance across the Commercial & Investment Bank, Consumer & Community Banking, Asset & Wealth Management and corporate activities, covering credit, market, liquidity, capital, country, operational, model, compliance, conduct and reputation risk, and reports to the chief executive and the board’s Risk Committee. A former rates trader, he joined J.P. Morgan in 1993. JPMorgan Chase ranked No. 12 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chief Risk Officer of JPMorgan Chase since June 2013.
• Joined the firm’s Risk organisation in 2006.
• Earlier led regional Rate Markets trading businesses in Tokyo, Singapore and London.
• Joined J.P. Morgan in 1993 from Daiwa Securities.

Professional Journey

Bacon earned a degree in monetary economics at the London School of Economics and traded international government bonds at Daiwa Securities.

He joined J.P. Morgan in 1993 and worked in Tokyo, Singapore and London in trading roles across bonds, swaps, financing, options and exotics within Rate Markets, including leading those regional businesses. In 2006 he moved to the firm’s Risk organisation.

He became Chief Risk Officer in June 2013, responsible for risk management and compliance across the firm.

Education

London School of Economics

Monetary Economics