Stacey Friedman

Executive Vice President and General Counsel JPMorgan Chase

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Stacey Friedman has been JPMorgan Chase’s General Counsel since January 2016 and is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. She is responsible for the firm’s legal risk worldwide, including litigation and enforcement matters, advice on products and services, and advocacy on proposed laws and regulations, and also oversees its Global Security department. She joined in 2012 from Sullivan & Cromwell, where she was a litigation partner, and was Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel of the Corporate & Investment Bank before taking the top legal role. JPMorgan Chase ranked No. 12 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and General Counsel of JPMorgan Chase since January 2016.
• Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel of the Corporate & Investment Bank.
• Partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group.
• Began her career clerking for Judge Gary L. Taylor of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Professional Journey

Friedman earned a Bachelor of Arts at UCLA and a Juris Doctor at Duke University, and clerked for Judge Gary L. Taylor of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She became a partner in the Litigation Group at Sullivan & Cromwell.

She joined JPMorgan Chase in 2012 and served as Deputy General Counsel and as General Counsel for the Corporate & Investment Bank. In January 2016 she became the firm’s General Counsel.

She is the executive sponsor of the firm’s PRIDE network and serves on the board of the National Women’s Law Center.

Education

Duke University

Juris Doctor

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Arts