William B. Harrison Jr.

William B. Harrison Jr.
Born	(1943-08-12) August 12, 1943 (age 82) Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Education	Virginia Episcopal School University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Employer	JP Morgan Chase
Title	Former Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Chase
Predecessor	Douglas A. Warner III
Successor	Jamie Dimon
Spouse	Anne Harrison [1]
Children	two daughters [2]

William B. Harrison Jr. (born August 12, 1943) is an American investment banker who served as the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase from 2000 to 2005. As Chairman and CEO of Chase, he and Douglas A. Warner III, then CEO of J.P. Morgan & Co., were the principal architects of the US$30.9 billion acquisition by Chase of J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000, to form JPMorgan Chase & Co. ^[3] Harrison has been a director of the Firm or a predecessor institution since 1991. Harrison is also a director of Merck & Co., Inc.

Education

He attended high school at Virginia Episcopal School, where he was a basketball star. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity.

Career

Having risen through the ranks of Chemical Bank before succeeding Walter V. Shipley during the Chemical Bank merger with the Chase Manhattan Corporation in 1995, which kept the Chase name.

As Chairman and CEO of Chase, he and Douglas A. Warner III, then CEO of JP Morgan were the principal architects of the US$30.9 billion acquisition by Chase of J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000, to form JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jamie Dimon, former Bank One CEO, replaced Harrison as chairman on January 1, 2007, ^[4] following Harrison's decision to step down from his chairman position of JPMorgan on December 31, 2006.

Resume

• A.B. degree in economics from the University of North Carolina
• Graduate of the Harvard Business School's International Senior Management Programme in Switzerland

Director from 1991 to 2007 of JPMorgan Chase or a predecessor institution:

• Vice chairman of the board of Chemical Banking Corporation and then The Chase Manhattan Corporation, 1991 through June 1999
• President and chief executive officer of The Chase Manhattan Corporation, June through Dec. 1999
• Chairman and chief executive officer of The Chase Manhattan Corporation, Jan. 2000 through its merger with J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, in Dec. 2000
• President and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, Dec. 2000 through Nov. 2001
• Chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, Nov. 2001 through Dec. 2005
• Became chairman of JPMorgan Chase on December 31, 2005

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References

1. "William B. Harrison, Jr. To Retire At Year-End As Chairman Of Jp morgan Chase. Board Expected To Elect Jamie Dimon To Additional Position Of Chairman". JP Morgan Chase . October 26, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
2. "William B. Harrison, Jr. To Retire At Year-End As Chairman Of Jp morgan Chase; Board Expected To Elect Jamie Dimon To Additional Position Of Chairman". JP Morgan . October 26, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
3. McGeehan, Patrick; Hansell, Saul. (Sept. 14, 2000). The New York Times . "Banking's Big Deal: The Deal; Chase Hopes Deal for Morgan will bring it Prestige" Late Edition – Final, Section C, Page 1, Column 2.
4. JP Morgan Press Release, December 12, 2006
5. Members of the Board Biography: William B. Harrison Jr.

Business positions
Preceded by Walter V. Shipley	Chase CEO 1999	Succeeded by Merged with JP Morgan to become JP Morgan Chase
Preceded by Chase and J.P. Morgan merged to form company 2000	JPMorgan Chase CEO 2000–2005	Succeeded by Jamie Dimon