PATRICIA CRISAFULLI is an accomplished writer and author who has written or ghostwritten sixteen books on business, finance, and leadership. A former business journalist, she was a correspondent in the Chicago bureau of Reuters America. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and other prestigious national newspapers. Crisafulli has written articles for the "Leisure & Arts" page of the Wall Street Journal and has appeared on television and radio across the country.

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• Preface xiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction xviiPart One: In the Eye of the Storm Chapter 1 The Dimon Way 3Running the House of Dimon 7The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Jamie Dimon 10What You See Is What You Get 14Straight Talk about a Credit Crisis 15Never, Ever Forget the Downside 18A Culture of Transparency 20Doing What It Takes to Get the Job Done 23Chapter 2 Taking a Bear-Sized Bite 25No Ordinary Deal 27Presenting the Deal to Shareholders 29Step-by-Step Through the Deal That Changed Everything 32Reining In the Risks 41On Dimon’s Shoulders 42Part Two: The Making of a Wall Street LeaderChapter 3 The Weill Years: In the Trenches 49The Making of Jamie Dimon 52The Market in His Blood 53Going to Work for Weill 56The Rise of Sandy Weil 58In the Trenches at Commercial Credit 60Buying Primerica—A New Second Chance 65Chapter 4 A Force on Wall Street 71Primerica Grows 74A New Team for a New Corporate Entity 77Growing Tensions 80The Deal of Deals 85The Firing of Jamie Dimon 89Chapter 5 The Recruitment of Jamie Dimon 91Life after Citigroup 92Bank One’s Search for a CEO 95The New Bank One CEO 102Taking Over as CEO 105A House Divided 107The Beginning of a New Culture of Accountability 108Chapter 6 The Turnaround of Bank One 111New Players for the Team 113Welcome to Boot Camp 116Taking It to the Street 117Turning Around Bank One 119Straight Talk from the New CEO 128The Fortress Balance Sheet Debut 129Restoring Profitability 130Chapter 7 Back on Wall Street 133The House of Morgan 136The Deal That Almost Didn’t Happen 139Delving into JPMorgan Chase 142Dimon Takes Over 146The Storm of 2007 150The Wall Street Statesman 151Part Three: Weathering the StormChapter 8 The Dimon Fortress 155Strong Defense, Strategic Offense 157The Signature Phrase 158It Always Pays to Be Prepared 159No Resting on the Laurels 162Advice and a History Lesson 164Stress Testing Assets 165Having Real Capital 166The Long-Term View 170Chapter 9 Taking Over WaMu: A Sign of the Times 171Welcome WaMu 173Washington Mutual Runs into Trouble 175A Strategic Fit for JPMorgan 176“First-Class” Banking Meets “Whoo Hoo!” 179A Somber Picture 180Failure and Takeover: A Sign of the Times 182More Acquisitions in the Future? 186Waiting for What Comes Next 187Chapter 10 Navigating Financial Storms 189A Brief Postmortem of a Complicated Crisis 191Bubbles Are Trouble 192Even the Best Model Can’t Predict Everything 195Blame the Underwriting 196Launch New Products Cautiously 199Risk at One Firm Affects Others 200More Regulation Is Coming 201Bolder, Braver Leaders 203Chapter 11 A Wall Street Statesman 209The Hard Work of Being a Leader 211Family, Humanity, and Then JPMorgan 212Loyal—to the End 217Notes 219About the Author 233Index 235

PATRICIA CRISAFULLI is an accomplished writer and author who has written or ghostwritten sixteen books on business, finance, and leadership. A former business journalist, she was a correspondent in the Chicago bureau of Reuters America. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and other prestigious national newspapers. Crisafulli has written articles for the "Leisure & Arts" page of the Wall Street Journal and has appeared on television and radio across the country.

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• Preface xiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction xviiPart One: In the Eye of the Storm Chapter 1 The Dimon Way 3Running the House of Dimon 7The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Jamie Dimon 10What You See Is What You Get 14Straight Talk about a Credit Crisis 15Never, Ever Forget the Downside 18A Culture of Transparency 20Doing What It Takes to Get the Job Done 23Chapter 2 Taking a Bear-Sized Bite 25No Ordinary Deal 27Presenting the Deal to Shareholders 29Step-by-Step Through the Deal That Changed Everything 32Reining In the Risks 41On Dimon’s Shoulders 42Part Two: The Making of a Wall Street LeaderChapter 3 The Weill Years: In the Trenches 49The Making of Jamie Dimon 52The Market in His Blood 53Going to Work for Weill 56The Rise of Sandy Weil 58In the Trenches at Commercial Credit 60Buying Primerica—A New Second Chance 65Chapter 4 A Force on Wall Street 71Primerica Grows 74A New Team for a New Corporate Entity 77Growing Tensions 80The Deal of Deals 85The Firing of Jamie Dimon 89Chapter 5 The Recruitment of Jamie Dimon 91Life after Citigroup 92Bank One’s Search for a CEO 95The New Bank One CEO 102Taking Over as CEO 105A House Divided 107The Beginning of a New Culture of Accountability 108Chapter 6 The Turnaround of Bank One 111New Players for the Team 113Welcome to Boot Camp 116Taking It to the Street 117Turning Around Bank One 119Straight Talk from the New CEO 128The Fortress Balance Sheet Debut 129Restoring Profitability 130Chapter 7 Back on Wall Street 133The House of Morgan 136The Deal That Almost Didn’t Happen 139Delving into JPMorgan Chase 142Dimon Takes Over 146The Storm of 2007 150The Wall Street Statesman 151Part Three: Weathering the StormChapter 8 The Dimon Fortress 155Strong Defense, Strategic Offense 157The Signature Phrase 158It Always Pays to Be Prepared 159No Resting on the Laurels 162Advice and a History Lesson 164Stress Testing Assets 165Having Real Capital 166The Long-Term View 170Chapter 9 Taking Over WaMu: A Sign of the Times 171Welcome WaMu 173Washington Mutual Runs into Trouble 175A Strategic Fit for JPMorgan 176“First-Class” Banking Meets “Whoo Hoo!” 179A Somber Picture 180Failure and Takeover: A Sign of the Times 182More Acquisitions in the Future? 186Waiting for What Comes Next 187Chapter 10 Navigating Financial Storms 189A Brief Postmortem of a Complicated Crisis 191Bubbles Are Trouble 192Even the Best Model Can’t Predict Everything 195Blame the Underwriting 196Launch New Products Cautiously 199Risk at One Firm Affects Others 200More Regulation Is Coming 201Bolder, Braver Leaders 203Chapter 11 A Wall Street Statesman 209The Hard Work of Being a Leader 211Family, Humanity, and Then JPMorgan 212Loyal—to the End 217Notes 219About the Author 233Index 235

PATRICIA CRISAFULLI is an accomplished writer and author who has written or ghostwritten sixteen books on business, finance, and leadership. A former business journalist, she was a correspondent in the Chicago bureau of Reuters America. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and other prestigious national newspapers. Crisafulli has written articles for the "Leisure & Arts" page of the Wall Street Journal and has appeared on television and radio across the country.

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• Preface xiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction xviiPart One: In the Eye of the Storm Chapter 1 The Dimon Way 3Running the House of Dimon 7The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Jamie Dimon 10What You See Is What You Get 14Straight Talk about a Credit Crisis 15Never, Ever Forget the Downside 18A Culture of Transparency 20Doing What It Takes to Get the Job Done 23Chapter 2 Taking a Bear-Sized Bite 25No Ordinary Deal 27Presenting the Deal to Shareholders 29Step-by-Step Through the Deal That Changed Everything 32Reining In the Risks 41On Dimon’s Shoulders 42Part Two: The Making of a Wall Street LeaderChapter 3 The Weill Years: In the Trenches 49The Making of Jamie Dimon 52The Market in His Blood 53Going to Work for Weill 56The Rise of Sandy Weil 58In the Trenches at Commercial Credit 60Buying Primerica—A New Second Chance 65Chapter 4 A Force on Wall Street 71Primerica Grows 74A New Team for a New Corporate Entity 77Growing Tensions 80The Deal of Deals 85The Firing of Jamie Dimon 89Chapter 5 The Recruitment of Jamie Dimon 91Life after Citigroup 92Bank One’s Search for a CEO 95The New Bank One CEO 102Taking Over as CEO 105A House Divided 107The Beginning of a New Culture of Accountability 108Chapter 6 The Turnaround of Bank One 111New Players for the Team 113Welcome to Boot Camp 116Taking It to the Street 117Turning Around Bank One 119Straight Talk from the New CEO 128The Fortress Balance Sheet Debut 129Restoring Profitability 130Chapter 7 Back on Wall Street 133The House of Morgan 136The Deal That Almost Didn’t Happen 139Delving into JPMorgan Chase 142Dimon Takes Over 146The Storm of 2007 150The Wall Street Statesman 151Part Three: Weathering the StormChapter 8 The Dimon Fortress 155Strong Defense, Strategic Offense 157The Signature Phrase 158It Always Pays to Be Prepared 159No Resting on the Laurels 162Advice and a History Lesson 164Stress Testing Assets 165Having Real Capital 166The Long-Term View 170Chapter 9 Taking Over WaMu: A Sign of the Times 171Welcome WaMu 173Washington Mutual Runs into Trouble 175A Strategic Fit for JPMorgan 176“First-Class” Banking Meets “Whoo Hoo!” 179A Somber Picture 180Failure and Takeover: A Sign of the Times 182More Acquisitions in the Future? 186Waiting for What Comes Next 187Chapter 10 Navigating Financial Storms 189A Brief Postmortem of a Complicated Crisis 191Bubbles Are Trouble 192Even the Best Model Can’t Predict Everything 195Blame the Underwriting 196Launch New Products Cautiously 199Risk at One Firm Affects Others 200More Regulation Is Coming 201Bolder, Braver Leaders 203Chapter 11 A Wall Street Statesman 209The Hard Work of Being a Leader 211Family, Humanity, and Then JPMorgan 212Loyal—to the End 217Notes 219About the Author 233Index 235