George C.W. Gatch is CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management. He joined the firm in 1986, and during his tenure, has helped build one of the world’s leading asset managers.
Today, J.P. Morgan Asset Management operates in over 25 countries with over 8,500 people, with a clear mission of becoming the most trusted asset manager and helping clients with their most complex investment needs. The business manages $4 trillion across equities, fixed income, liquidity, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions on behalf of institutional, sovereign and retail clients globally. George chairs the Asset Management Operating Committee and also serves on the Asset and Wealth Management Operating Committee.
Prior to his current role, George held a number of senior roles across J.P. Morgan Asset Management including building out the mutual fund business globally, overseeing the Global Funds and Institutional client businesses, and running the firm’s mutual fund joint venture in Japan, DKB Morgan. He currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Investment Company Institute (served as Chair from 2018 to 2021), advocating for shareholders globally. George received a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
George is passionate about developing talent and building a strong culture. He is the Executive Sponsor and co-founder of J.P. Morgan’s Men as Ambassadors Program. George is also the Executive Sponsor of the Asset & Wealth Management Black Leadership Forum and chairs the Black Managing Director Roundtable in Asset Management.
George currently lives in NYC with his wife and children and enjoys traveling, cooking with family and spending time outdoors—hiking, cross-country skiing, mountain bike riding and playing tennis. An avid mountaineer, he is also a member of the board of directors of New York's Mohonk Preserve, New York's largest land trust.