JPMorgan CEO Dimon to remain at bank and has no plans to join Trump administration, source says
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who is of Greek extraction, will remain at the bank and has no plans to join Donald Trump's administration despite questions about whether he would take a senior government role after the US presidential election, a source said.
Dimon, 68, has been the subject of repeated speculation in recent weeks as a candidate for Treasury secretary by both Republicans and Democrats, but he said last month that his chances of taking an official post were "almost nil."
Dimon, who grew up in the New York borough of Queens, is one of three sons of Theodore and Themis (née Kalos) Dimon, who had Greek ancestry. His paternal grandfather was a Greek immigrant who had worked as a banker in Smyrna and Athens and later changed the family name from Papademetriou to Dimon.
The executive, who is one of the most prominent leaders in corporate America, has...
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