Jamie Dimon Rules Out Fed Chair Role, But Would Consider ‘Secretary of The Treasury’ If The President Asks: ‘I Like Being My Own Boss’

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s (NYSE:JPM) CEO, Jamie Dimon, firmly ruled out any possibility of leading the Federal Reserve in the near future, but is open to serving as the Secretary of the Treasury, if asked by the President.
Dimon Might Consider Treasury Secretary Role
Dimon said there was “positively no chance” that he would serve as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, even if he were asked by “a President” of the U.S., in an interview with Bloomberg’s David Rubenstein on Thursday.
While the nation’s most prominent banking executive dismissed any prospect of leading the Federal Reserve, he left the door open to a senior Cabinet role, saying he would consider serving as “Secretary of the Treasury” if asked by the President.
“If a President calls you up and asks you to do something, you should consider it,” Dimon said. “So I would take …Full story available on Benzinga.com

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