For those Employees who do not know about the company they work for....Caution, this may be quite old, but I do not work for Chase JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase & Co. Type Public (NYSE: JPM) Founded 1799 Headquarters New York City, New York Key people Jamie Dimon, Chairman, President & CEO Industry Finance and Insurance Products Financial Services Revenue $79.902 billion USD (2005) Operating income $37.584 billion USD (2005) Net income 8.483 billion USD (2005) Employees 168,847(2005) Website www.jpmorganchase.com www.jpmorgan.com JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in NYC, is a leader in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1.3 trillion, JPMorgan Chase is currently the 3rd largest banking institution in the United States [2], behind Citigroup and Bank of America. The hedge fund unit of JPMorgan Chase is the second largest hedge fund in the United States with $28.8 billion in assets as of 2006 [3]. Formed in 2000 with the merger of the Chase Manhattan Corporation and J.P. Morgan & Co., the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and governmental clients. In 2004, the company acquired Bank One of Chicago, bringing on board Bank One CEO Jamie Dimon as president and COO of the merged firm and designating him as CEO William B. Harrison, Jr.'s future successor. Dimon quickly made his influence felt by embarking on a cost-cutting strategy and placing some former Bank One executives in key ranks at the new company. Dimon became CEO in January 2006, with Harrison remaining Chairman. On December 12, 2006 the board elected Mr. Dimon as Chairman, effective 12/31/2006. He retains the role of CEO of the firm. JPMorgan Chase operates as the brand for the holding company. Chase is used as the brand for the bank's retail banking activities in the United States and JPMorgan is used as the brand for the investment bank.