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From JPMorganChase’s historic investment in Detroit to growing our business and opening branches in D.C., Peter Scher has been one of the firm’s most consequential leaders—taking our reach and ambition to new heights. His impact is clear and lives on in the relationships he deepened and the standards he set for principled, pragmatic leadership. 📹 Watch here for more “Leadership Lessons”: http://spr.ly/6046BB76v8

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I came in '08 as the head of government relations. The country was on the verge of a massive global financial crisis. Jamie had to change how he was running the bank. He literally had the entire operating committee sitting together, 'cause decisions had to be made in real-time. And one of the guys who runs public finance came in. And he said we just tried to do a bond sale for the state of Illinois. And we literally couldn't sell any bonds. And the result of this is that the state of Illinois was gonna go bankrupt. There was this big discussion about whether or not JPMorgan should buy any of their bonds. Jamie stopped the conversation and said, "Buy them all." It was $1 billion worth of bonds. The idea that he made the decision in that moment that we had to take higher risk to save the system, that was a searing moment for me.

EXAHASH INC 1w

An inspiring example of how visionary leadership can strengthen relationships, expand reach, and set high standards for others to follow.

Afsaneh Azimi, MSc 1w

Interesting to see how large-scale investments like this go beyond just capital deployment. What often gets overlooked is how these initiatives reshape local economic resilience over time , not just through funding, but through access, infrastructure and confidence. Curious to see how impact gets measured in the long run, beyond the headline numbers.

Auto Doctors 6d

JPMorganChase Detroit was the backbone of American Automotive Economy. Great to see new long term investments in Detroit 👏🇺🇸

Angela Song 1w

Leadership like this feels increasingly rare today.Not just building businesses, but building trust, relationships, and a reputation that lasts for decades，that’s the part that really compounds over time.

Muhammad Addan 1w

Long-term investment in technology infrastructure is what separates companies adapting to AI from companies leading with it. Strong move by JPMorgan Chase.