New York: JPMorgan Chase and Co. vice chairman James B. “Jimmy” Lee died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, the bank said in a statement from chief executive officer Jamie Dimon.
Lee, 62, felt shortness of breath while exercising at his home in Darien, Connecticut, and was taken to the hospital, where he died, according to a person briefed on the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing personal matters.
“Jimmy was a great friend, leader and mentor to me and so many others,” Dimon said in the statement. “Jimmy was a master of his craft, but he was so much more — he was an incomparable force of nature.”
Lee was a former head of the New York-based firm’s investment bank.
He is survived by his wife Beth and three children, Lexi, Jamie and Izzy, according to the statement. Bloomberg
