Work Environment

To reach our goal of being the best financial services firm in the world, JPMorgan Chase is committed to creating an open, entrepreneurial and dynamic workplace that encourages each employee to contribute to the best of his or her ability.

Our culture is driven by:

• Performance
• Partnership
• Meritocracy
• Inclusion
• Directness

Meet some of our leaders

Kimberly B. Davis President - JPMorgan Chase Foundation As president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Ms. Davis is responsible for the firm's philanthropic activities globally. With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, she has held a wide range of responsibilities in both line and staff functions, including Senior Vice President & Director of Recruiting, Training & Development for Chase Manhattan's Global Banking organization, Latin America Human Resources Executive, and Vice President National Sales Manager, Private Banking. The combination of her academic training and corporate experience has provided her with a unique set of skills that have enabled her to assume a diverse career. Ms. Davis holds a degree in Economics/Finance from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She has also completed ARC International's Advanced Leadership Program and the Aspen Institute Executive Program. She is co-founder of Springboard, Partners in Cross-Cultural Leadership, a leadership education and consulting company committed to building strong women (and other diverse) leaders. She was active in developing, designing and implementing a national leadership center in collaboration with Spelman College. Known as Spelman LEADS, the center focuses on unique leadership issues for Women of Color. Ms. Davis serves on the advisory boards of the University of Virginia/Darden Business School, the London Business School, and is a trustee of the Kenan Institute at the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), Jack and Jill of America, and The Links, Inc.

Carlos M. Hernandez Managing Director - Investment Bank Carlos Hernandez is head of the Investment Bank's Global Equities business and a member of the firm's Executive Committee and Corporate Diversity Council. Most recently, Mr. Hernandez managed the firm's Capital Markets, Origination and Distribution business for the Americas. Prior to that, he managed the Institutional Equities business in the Americas and was previously the head of Global Equity Capital Markets. Before joining the Equities division, he was JPMorgan's regional executive for Latin America. Since joining JPMorgan in 1986, Mr. Hernandez has worked on a wide array of advisory and financing transactions, across various product groups and regions, representing privately held and multinational companies and governments. In 2004, Mr. Hernandez was named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the U.S. by Hispanic Business magazine. He serves on the board of directors of Inroads, a non-profit organization that places talented minority youth in business and industry and help prepare them for corporate and community leadership. He also serves on the board of the Securities Industries Association. Carlos Hernandez holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. in Business from the State University of New York.

Working together

Being the best requires working together – across time zones, languages and borders. That can only take place in an environment where people respect, value and support one another. According to our company's stated Business Principles:

We need to constantly remind ourselves that the most important thing we can do for employees is to build a healthy, vibrant company that treats people with respect and creates opportunity. Everyone counts, and we have to remember that we all support one another.

We strive to create a more inclusive work environment that draws on and develops the best talent. We want individuals of any race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or physical ability to have the opportunity to excel based on their performance and contribution to the firm.


JPMorgan Chase is committed to helping current and potential employees with disabilities to achieve their full potential.