Now that discussion of the London Whale has resurfaced due to the recent Senate hearings for JPMorgan Chase (JPM +0.73%) and the spotlight is shining again on the losses caused by the huge volume of high-risk investments, does this put the blame back on CEO Jamie Dimon? Should he have had better control of what was happening within his company at the time? In this video, Motley Fool financials analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss just how accountable Dimon can be held for not putting a stop to a small contingent of bankers within the organization who were making risky decisions.
Should JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon Get the Boot?
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Mar 18, 2013 at 5:25PM
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Is JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's job at risk?
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Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he's been . Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members. Previously, Matt was GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, has been an investor on various Fool services, and co-hosted the podcast "Where the Money Is". He also co-authored the book The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global. Matt started his career in San Francisco as a technology-focused investment banker and also worked at a $15 billion private equity company. When he's thinking about how to make Fools smarter, happier, and richer, you can usually find Matt running trails or making a mess in the kitchen. He's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but is a lifelong fan of Penn State football.