GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Global-wide
Stacey Friedman of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Stacey Friedman’s position as general counsel to Morgan Chase places her as one the most powerful female executives in the financial services market, charged with overseeing a considerable legal team of almost 2000 professionals based across the globe. She is held in particularly high esteem for her role as a leader in promoting diversity and inclusion within the legal and banking sectors, having helped to launch JP Morgan Chase’s LGBT Executive Council and setting targets for external legal teams designed to increase the presence and responsibilities of female lawyers. Her commitment to social justice is also demonstrated by her role serving on the board of the National Centre for Law and Economic Justice, an organisation dedicated to securing the rights of low-income families and individuals, and her role in challenging legislation implemented by the State of Arkansas preventing cohabiting, unmarried couples from attaining custody of a child while in her prior position at Sullivan & Cromwell. She arrived at JP Morgan in 2012 as the general counsel for its corporate and investment banking division and was appointed the general counsel of JP Morgan Chase in 2015.