Jamie Dimon

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer JPMorgan Chase

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Jamie Dimon has run JPMorgan Chase since January 2006 and chaired its board since the following year. He arrived through the 2004 merger with Bank One, which he had led since 2000, and became President and Chief Operating Officer of the combined firm before succeeding as chief executive. Earlier he helped build Commercial Credit and Travelers into what became Citigroup, serving as Citigroup’s President in 1998. JPMorgan Chase, with assets of $3.2 trillion, reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $21.2 billion. It ranked No. 12 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase; CEO since January 2006 and Chairman since December 2006.
• President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase from the Bank One merger in July 2004.
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bank One from 2000.
• President of Citigroup in 1998; President and COO of Travelers, 1990 to 1998.
• Began his career at American Express.

Professional Journey

Dimon earned a bachelor’s degree at Tufts University and an MBA at Harvard Business School, and began his career at American Express. He then served as Chief Financial Officer and later President of Commercial Credit, which acquired Primerica in 1987 and The Travelers Corporation in 1993.

He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Travelers from 1990 to 1998, and Chief Operating Officer of its Smith Barney subsidiary, becoming co-chairman and co-CEO of the brokerage formed by the 1997 merger of Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers. In 1998 he was named President of Citigroup, formed by the combination of Travelers Group and Citicorp.

In 2000 he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bank One. When Bank One merged with JPMorgan Chase on 1 July 2004 he became President and Chief Operating Officer, then Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2006 and Chairman a year later. He serves on the boards of the Business Roundtable, the Bank Policy Institute and Harvard Business School.

Education

Tufts University

Bachelor’s degree

Harvard Business School

MBA