Mary Callahan Erdoes Explained

Mary Callahan Erdoes
Birth Name:Mary Callahan
Birth Date:13 August 1967
Birth Place:Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Georgetown University
Harvard University
Years Active:1989 – present
Children:3

Mary Callahan Erdoes (born August 13, 1967) is an American investment manager and businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the asset and wealth management division of J.P. Morgan, serving since 2009. With the firm since 1996, she began her career as a portfolio manager, specializing in fixed income trading. From 2005 to 2009, she served as the CEO of the firm's private bank, advising wealthy families and institutions. Her career has led to her being described as the most powerful woman in American finance.[1] [2] She has been noted as a potential successor to Jamie Dimon, as CEO of JPMorgan Chase.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Mary Callahan was born on August 13, 1967 in Menlo Park, California,[5] to Patricia and Patrick Callahan Jr. Her father was a former partner at investment banking firm Lazard.[6] She was raised in Winnetka, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago.[7] [8] She was raised in a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent. She attended the all-girls Roman Catholic Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest, Illinois.[9] [10] Erdoes completed her bachelor's degree at Georgetown University, majoring in mathematics. She was the only woman to complete a mathematics major at Georgetown at the time. She earned her MBA at Harvard Business School.[11]

Career

Callahan Erdoes started her career with boutique asset manager Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago, in a role she described her position there as a "glorified mailroom job".[12] She then joined Bankers Trust as an analyst in 1989, where she worked in corporate finance, merchant banking, and high-yield debt underwriting. She moved on to Meredith, Martin & Kaye, a fixed-income specialty advisory firm, where she was responsible for credit research, trading, and portfolio management. In 1996, she joined J.P. Morgan Asset Management as the head of fixed income, aged 29, advising high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and endowments. From March 2005 to September 2009, she served as the CEO of J.P. Morgan's Private Bank, their high-end wealth management unit. She has been noted as a potential successor to Jamie Dimon, as CEO of JPMorgan Chase.[13]

She is a board member of Robin Hood Foundation,[14] the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, and the U.S.-China Business Council.[15] She has served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.[16] Erdoes is also on the board of trustees for Georgetown University, Harvard Business School, and Harvard University.[17]

Personal life

Callahan Erdoes has been married to Philip Erdoes since 1993, first meeting during their time at Harvard Business School. They live in New York City with their three daughters.[18]

She has donated to both Democratic Party and Republican Party candidates. These include donations to the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Mitt Romney in 2008 and 2012, respectively.[19]

Honors

Since 2012, Callahan Erdoes has been included in the 50 Most Influential list of Bloomberg Markets. Since March 2013, Business Insider included Callahan Erdoes on its list of the 25 most powerful women on Wall Street.[20] Since 2016, Callahan Erdoes has been named one of the most powerful woman in the world by Forbes and American Banker. In 2023, she ranked 44th in Forbes list of "World's 100 most powerful women".[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gorrivan . Charles . 2023-09-27 . The Most Powerful Woman in Finance: Mary Callahan Erdoes, JPMorgan Chase . 2024-03-02 . American Banker . en.
  2. Web site: The World's 100 Most Powerful Women . June 3, 2017 . Forbes.
  3. Web site: JPMorgan reshuffle drops hints about who will replace Jamie Dimon as CEO . 2024-03-02 . Fortune . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-26 . Possible successors to Jamie Dimon . 2024-03-02 . Euromoney . en.
  5. Web site: Young . Susan . May 26, 2016 . Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993 - HBS Alumni . Harvard Business School . May 30, 2024.
  6. News: The Difference Between Rich and Wealthy. The New York Sun. August 18, 2018. October 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211003063322/https://www.nysun.com/business/difference-between-rich-and-wealthy/25541/. dead.
  7. Web site: She Does the Math – The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313054054/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/business/yourmoney/she-does-the-math.html. dead. March 13, 2016. The New York Times. March 13, 2016. August 18, 2018.
  8. Web site: Mary Callahan Erdoes: Wall Street's $1 Trillion Woman. https://web.archive.org/web/20151018184723/http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2011/08/24/the-1-trillion-woman/. dead. October 18, 2015. Forbes. October 18, 2015. August 18, 2018.
  9. Web site: Woodlands Academy: Woodlands Alumna Mary Callahan Erdoes '85 Once Again a Forbes Most Powerful Honoree. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313055114/http://www.woodlandsacademy.org/news/item/index.aspx?linkid=842&moduleid=52. dead. March 13, 2016. March 13, 2016. August 18, 2018.
  10. Web site: Woodlands Academy Awards New Alumna Achievement Honor – Lake County News-Sun. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000728/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-woodlands-academy-awards-new-alumna-achieveme-2-2015-10-05-story.html. dead. March 14, 2016. Chicago Tribune. March 14, 2016. August 18, 2018.
  11. Web site: 2016-05-26 . Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993 . 2024-03-02 . Harvard Business School Alumni . en.
  12. Web site: Tahmincioglu . Eve . July 24, 2005 . She Does the Math . March 2, 2024 . The New York Times.
  13. Web site: Keenan . Charles . #6 Mary Callahan Erdoes . American Banker and SourceMedia, Inc. . October 2010 . March 23, 2011.
  14. Web site: Governance. October 9, 2016.
  15. Web site: Officers and Directors.
  16. Web site: Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets – FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK.
  17. Web site: Mary Callahan Erdoes. September 13, 2021. Alumni. en-US.
  18. Web site: Mary Callahan Erdoes . March 23, 2011.
  19. Web site: JPMorgan Executives Plan Romney New York Fundraiser Next Month – Bloomberg Business. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000457/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-29/romney-best-chance-to-beat-obama-jpmorgan-fundraiser. dead. March 14, 2016. Bloomberg News. March 14, 2016. August 18, 2018.
  20. Web site: The 25 Most Powerful Women on Wall Street . March 20, 2013 . Business Insider.
  21. Web site: The World’s Most Powerful Women 2023 . Forbes . en.