Speaker Profile

Benjamin (Ben) Hesse is Chief Operating Officer for J.P. Morgan's Asset & Wealth Management line of business.  In this role, he oversees AWM’s Data, Product, Strategy & Business Development initiatives.  Hesse is a member of the Asset & Wealth Management Operating Committee, the Asset Management Operating Committee and the Global Private Bank Operating Committee.

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From 1Q20 to 4Q21, Hesse was Head of Strategy & Business Development for Asset & Wealth Management.   Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager and Investment Team Head for J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Global Alternatives business, where he focused on the financial sector.

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Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Hesse spent nine years at Fidelity Management & Research in Boston, where he was Head of Global Financials Equity Research. At Fidelity, he managed a 15-person global research team and seven sector portfolios with more than $3 billion in assets. He also directed Fidelity’s overall positioning in global financials stocks. In this capacity, he represented one of J.P. Morgan’s largest institutional shareholders.

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Hesse has a master's degree in business administration from Columbia Business School, and a master's degree in Economics from New York University. He earned his bachelor's degree in Finance from Michigan State University.