New Investment Fund Will Advance Global Health

Oct 22, 2013 4:45 PM ET

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIRD QUARTER 2013

  • New Investment Fund Will Advance Global Health
    JPMorgan Chase joined with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch the Global Health Investment Fund—a new, first-of-its-kind vehicle for mobilizing capital to advance life-saving vaccines and technologies that have the potential to save millions of people from dying from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other deadly conditions that disproportionately affect people from low-income countries. Hear what Bill Gates andJamie Dimon said about the fund. Read what CNBC’s Lawrence Delevigne wrote
     
  • JPMorgan Chase Names New Philanthropy Leadership
    JPMorgan Chase announced that Bruce McNamer, former President and CEO of Technoserve, will join the firm as the new Head of Global Philanthropy and Chief Executive Officer of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Dalila Wilson-Scott has been appointed President of the Foundation.
     
  • Major Nationwide Effort to Support Under-Banked Households
    The JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund announced the creation of Bank On 2.0, a new effort to create a unified approach to helping low-income individuals across the U.S. access safe banking opportunities.
     
  • Corporate Governance Principles Enhanced; Two New Directors Named
    JPMorgan Chase announced two new members of its Board of Directors: Linda B. Bammann and Michael A. Neal. The company also announced enhancements to its Corporate Governance Principles, including the establishment of a Lead Independent Director role.

HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES GROW

INVESTING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT

THE GLOBAL CITIES INITIATIVE
A joint project of Brookings and JPMorgan Chase

  • Exports Offer Path to Greater Recovery from the Recession
    New research for the Global Cities Initiative, Export Nation 2013, finds that while exports have been a critical driver of the post-recession recovery in the U.S., American metros are not fulfilling their export potential. Export Nation 2013 provides new point-of-production export data to help metropolitan leaders understand what their region trades with the rest of the world. 

USING TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL GOOD

SERVING AMERICA'S MILITARY AND VETERANS

  • Mortgage-Free Homes for U.S. Veterans (Video)
    Chase, Tim McGraw and Operation Homefront continued their program, HomeFront, and awarded more than 30 homes to military families. McGraw’s continued partnership with Chase is part of a larger initiative to help raise awareness about the employment, homeownership and education challenges facing veterans and their families.
     
  • JPMorgan Chase Announces the Military Survivor Program
    As part of our commitment to our nation’s servicemembers, their families and beneficiaries, Chase has established a program that offers debt forgiveness to surviving family members and beneficiaries for the debt of Chase military customers who have been killed in combat action or died in a combat theater of operations since January 1, 2011. 
     
  • 100,000 Jobs Mission Close to Goal: 77,612 U.S. Vets Hired Through Second Quarter 2013 
    Nearly 77,612 veterans found new jobs with 100,000 Jobs Mission companies. The coalition, founded by JPMorgan Chase and others, grew to 120 companies.
     
  • 100,000 Jobs Mission Evolves Best Practices for Hiring Veterans
    With the help of AT&T, the 100,000 Jobs Mission launched a new web tool to help veterans, transitioning servicemembers and military spouses find the right fit for their next civilian job. The Veteran Talent Exchangefacilitates the sharing and referral of candidate profiles among the 100,000 Jobs Mission employers.