JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed longtime executive Guy Halamish as Chief Operating Officer of its Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), entrusting him with leadership of the division’s data and artificial intelligence strategy.
In his new role, Halamish will oversee the expansion and deployment of AI tools across the commercial and investment banking businesses. He will work closely with leaders across markets, global banking, payments, and securities services to accelerate the integration of advanced analytics and AI capabilities into core operations.
According to the internal communication, Halamish’s mandate includes appointing chief data and analytics officers within each business line to “maximise the impact of AI”. The initiative is aimed at creating a structured governance framework to strengthen data quality, improve analytics platforms, and enhance the strategic use of enterprise-wide data resources.
In the memo, co-heads Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh stated that the newly formed team will “play a critical role in shaping our data and analytics strategy, ensuring data quality and governance, developing our platforms, and unlocking value from our firmwide data assets.”
Halamish brings more than 20 years of experience at JPMorgan, positioning him as a seasoned insider to guide the division’s technology transformation efforts. His appointment comes as banks and financial institutions across Wall Street intensify investment in artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency, streamline processes, and generate measurable returns on technology spending.
Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has previously underscored the transformative potential of AI, comparing its long-term implications to those of the steam engine, highlighting the scale of change the bank anticipates from the technology.
