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#347 - Elaine Agather - Chairman of DFW Region @ JP Morgan Chase - How A Texas Cowgirl Became The Chairman Of JPMorgan Chase (DFW) The Fort - An Entrepreneurship Podcast
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Elaine Agather is Chairman of the Dallas Region for JPMorgan Chase & Co. She also serves as the Central Region Head and Managing Director of The Private Bank at J.P. Morgan.
Elaine joined Chemical Bank of New York in 1979, working in London, San Francisco, and New York until she relocated to Dallas in 1984. After the 1986 merger of Chemical Bank and Texas Commerce Bank, Elaine was promoted to Chairman of Texas Commerce Bank in Fort Worth in 1992 and joined the Private Bank to manage client advisory groups across the state in 1997. In 1999, she was elected Chairman and CEO of Dallas.
On this episode, Elaine and Chris discuss:
- Working with Jamie Dimon
- Wealth Management 101
- Bank runs, cyber threats, AI, and the state of Banking
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Topics
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:43) - Elaine’s early career in banking
(00:15:40) - Taking over an underperforming bank
(00:18:46) - Elaine’s rodeo career
(00:28:11) - Working with Jamie Dimon
(00:31:17) - Wealth Management
(00:34:08) - How to transition wealth well
(00:39:07) - The process of bringing in a generationally wealthy client
(00:42:19) - The SVB & First Republic bank runs
(00:45:04) - How to find an exceptional wealth manager
(00:46:11) - Cyber threats, crypto & AI
(00:48:40) - The state of banking
(00:51:36) - DFW
(00:55:03) - How do you know you’ve done a good job?
(00:58:29) - Elaine’s 8: Get over it
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Elaine Agather is Chairman of the Dallas Region for JPMorgan Chase & Co. She also serves as the Central Region Head and Managing Director of The Private Bank at J.P. Morgan.
Elaine joined Chemical Bank of New York in 1979, working in London, San Francisco, and New York until she relocated to Dallas in 1984. After the 1986 merger of Chemical Bank and Texas Commerce Bank, Elaine was promoted to Chairman of Texas Commerce Bank in Fort Worth in 1992 and joined the Private Bank to manage client advisory groups across the state in 1997. In 1999, she was elected Chairman and CEO of Dallas.
On this episode, Elaine and Chris discuss:
- Working with Jamie Dimon
- Wealth Management 101
- Bank runs, cyber threats, AI, and the state of Banking
We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.
https://www.thefortpod.com/survey
Topics
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:43) - Elaine’s early career in banking
(00:15:40) - Taking over an underperforming bank
(00:18:46) - Elaine’s rodeo career
(00:28:11) - Working with Jamie Dimon
(00:31:17) - Wealth Management
(00:34:08) - How to transition wealth well
(00:39:07) - The process of bringing in a generationally wealthy client
(00:42:19) - The SVB & First Republic bank runs
(00:45:04) - How to find an exceptional wealth manager
(00:46:11) - Cyber threats, crypto & AI
(00:48:40) - The state of banking
(00:51:36) - DFW
(00:55:03) - How do you know you’ve done a good job?
(00:58:29) - Elaine’s 8: Get over it
Support our Sponsors
Juniper Square: https://bit.ly/45yiYUqFort Capital: https://bit.ly/FortCapital
Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/
Chris on Social Media:
X: https://bit.ly/3BYIjcH
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd
Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX
Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys
Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0
Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO
The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts
1 hr 7 min