James “Jamie” Dimon (/ˈdaɪmən/; born March 13, 1956) is a Greek American business executive. He is chairman, president and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, largest of the Big Four American banks, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Dimon was named to Time magazine’s 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011 lists of the world’s 100 most influential people. He was also named to Institutional Investor‘s Best CEOs list in the All-America Executive Team Survey from 2008 through 2011.
Dimon is one of the few bank chief executives to become a billionaire, thanks in part to a $485 million USD stake in JPMorgan Chase. He received a $23 million pay package for fiscal year 2011, more than any other bank CEO in the United States. Dimon received $20 million in compensation for his work in fiscal year 2013.
Early life and education
Dimon was born in New York City, to Theodore and Themis (née Kalos) Dimon, one of three sons. He is of Greek descent and attended The Browning School. His paternal grandfather was a Greek immigrant who changed the family name from Papademetriou to Dimon to make it sound more French, and worked as a banker in Smyrna and Athens. He has an older brother, Peter, and a fraternal twin brother, Ted. Dimon’s father and grandfather were both stockbrokers at Shearson.
He majored in psychology and economics at Tufts University. During one summer’s break from Tufts, he worked at Shearson. After graduating, he worked in management consulting for two years before enrolling at Harvard Business School, along with classmates Jeffrey Immelt, Steve Burke, Stephen Mandel and Seth Klarman. During the summer at Harvard, he worked at Goldman Sachs. He graduated in 1982, earning a Master of Business Administration degree as a Baker Scholar.
After graduation, Sandy Weill convinced him to turn down offers from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers to join him as an assistant at American Express. Although Weill could not offer the same amount of money as the investment banks, Weill promised Dimon that he would have “fun”. Dimon’s father, Theodore Dimon, was an executive vice president at American Express. The younger Dimon came to Weill’s attention when Theodore passed along an essay that Jamie had written.
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| Born | March 13, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tufts University Harvard Business School |
| Salary | US$20 million (2013, 2014) |
| Net worth | US$1.1 billion (June 2015) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Kent |
| Children | Julia Laura Kara Leigh |
Jamie Dimon net worth and salary: Jamie Dimon is an American investment banker and CEO who has a net worth of $1 billion and annual salary of $27.5 million. Jamie Dimon earned his net worth from his current position as the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co and from his time at Citigroup . Jamie Dimon began his career at American Express, then went on to co-found Citigroup. He became the CEO of BankOne in 2000 and moved to JP Morgan Chase in 2004. Jamie Dimon was born on March 13, 1956 in New York City, New York, to Theodore and Themis Dimon. He is of Greek descent. Time Magazine has named Jamie one the world’s 100 Most Influential People in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Dimon studied psychology and economics at Tufts University, then he went on to earn an M.B.A.from Harvard Business School. Jamie Dimon began his business career at American Express alongside future mentor Sandy Weill. The duo would eventually go on to co-found Citigroup. During his tenure at JP Morgan, Dimon has grown the bank into one of the most powerful institutions in the world with over $2 trillion in assets. Dimon is married to Judith Kent. The couple has three children Julia, Laura, and Kara Leigh.
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