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Eleanor Pringle

Jamie Dimon says his successor at JPMorgan doesn’t need to be the smartest person in the room, they need to be the ‘pied piper’

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase (Credit: Patrick Bolger—Bloomberg/Getty Images)
  • Jamie Dimon says he has no set timeline to step down as JPMorgan Chase CEO but is focused on finding a successor with “heart, soul, and the ability to coach,” rather than simply the smartest person in the room. With Daniel Pinto set to retire in 2026 and Jennifer Piepszak ruling herself out, names like Marianne Lake, Mary Erdoes, and Troy Rohrbaugh remain in the mix, though Dimon confirmed the bank will also weigh external candidates.

Jamie Dimon isn’t sure when he’s going to hand over the keys to the kingdom—or rather, leadership of America’s biggest bank.

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