Barry Zubrow

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Barry Zubrow
Born
Barry L. Zubrow

(1953-02-19) February 19, 1953 (age 69) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Chicago (MBA and JD)
Haverford College (BA)
OccupationInvestment banker
Known forChief Risk Officer of JPMorgan Chase
Spouse(s) Jan Rock Zubrow

Barry L. Zubrow (born February 19, 1953) is an American business executive and investment banker. Spending most of his career at Goldman Sachs, including in key leadership roles, he subsequently served as the Chief Risk Officer of JPMorgan Chase during the 2008 financial crisis. He was later appointed the Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at that company between January and November 2012.

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Early life and education

Born to a Jewish family, Zubrow earned a B.A. from Haverford College [2] [3] and both his J.D. and M.B.A from the University of Chicago. [4]

Career

Zubrow started his career in investment banking with Goldman Sachs in 1979 and becoming a partner in 1988. Between 1997 and 2003 he was Chief Administrative Officer and Head of the Operations and Administration division. He also was elected as the Chief Credit Officer. [4]

Zubrow was Chief Risk Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co until January 13, 2012, [5] [6] including during the 2008 financial meltdown when the company lost $2 billion [7] [8] and later when the company's investment practices were under Federal investigation [9] after a multi-billion dollar trading loss. [10] Later that year he was appointed as the company's head of corporate regulatory affairs. [11]

In November, 2012, Zubrow left JP Morgan. [12]

Zubrow is CEO and President of ITB LLC, a private investment firm, and served as a Director of Nuvelo Inc. since February 2, 2004 and its Lead Independent Director since September 2005. He was a Director of GSC Capital Corp, and served as the Vice Chairman of Nuvelo. He serves on the Board of Directors of CIBC, a major Canadian investment bank, as well as of Promontory Financial Group, a financial services-related consulting firm. He also sits on the board of Arc Logistics Partners LP, a public midstream oil and gas company.

Zubrow is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations as well the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation. [13]

Personal life

In 1986, he married Jan Rock in a Jewish ceremony in Cedarhurst, New York. [14] [15] [16]

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References

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  2. Haverford Board Chair Barry L. Zubrow '75 Makes News as Head of State of New Jersey's Schools Construction Corporation - Haverford College News
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  6. Dealbook, Chief Risk Officer, Hollywood’s New Sex Symbol. By Eric Dash January 27, 2011
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  12. "Another Executive Leaves JPMorgan, Raising Questions as Vote Nears". The New York Times, By Susanne Craig and Jessica Silver-Greenberg. April 29, 2013
  13. capmktsreg.org/members, November 22, 2012.
  14. "Jan Rock Is Wed To Barry Zubrow". The New York Times . April 13, 1986. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  15. "Jan Rock Zubrow (A.B. '77; MBA '81, Harvard)". Cornell University . Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  16. "ROCK, Leon. Far Hills, NJ, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2011". The New York Times . January 2, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Mildred Glogover Rock; loving father of Steven of Marlboro, NJ; Jan Rock Zubrow of Far Hills, NJ and Barbara Goldman of Scarsdale, NY.