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“I think one could argue that there's more political input into the regulatory side, and on the regulatory side there seem to be fewer people with financial and banking experience - there are more lawyers, academics, economists, maybe politicians now.”

Quote by Jamie Dimon

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Jamie Dimon is an accomplished businessperson currently serving as the Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Since 1995, Dimon has held various key positions at JPMorgan Chase, becoming CEO in 2005. Under his leadership, the bank has achieved significant performance growth and emerged as one of the most influential financial institutions globally. more

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