JPMorgan Chase & Co 2008 Fall Speaker Series at Syracuse University continues Oct. 22 with Tony Hai

JPMorgan Chase & Co 2008 Fall Speaker Series at Syracuse University continues Oct. 22 with Tony HaiOctober 17, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu

The JPMorgan Chase 2008 Fall Speaker Series will continue on Wednesday, Oct. 22, with Tony Hai, chief technology officer at JPMorgan Chase, who will present “Operational and Analytic Business Flow and Use of Customer Data” at 3:30 p.m. in the Katzer Collaboratory, located in Hinds Hall. A reception will precede the seminar, at 3 p.m. The event is open to the public.

Hai is the chief technology officer for enterprise systems within JPMorgan Chase. In this capacity, he is responsible for management of core enterprise applications, including customer information system (CIS), demand deposit application (DDA), output systems (statements, notices and plastics generation) and enterprise middleware. These applications support all lines of businesses within the firm, including retail, card services, treasury and security services, commercial bank, private bank, private client services and investment bank.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Hai was the head of development for National City Corp. In that role, he built credibility and trust with line-of-business executives following a long period of neglect and mismanagement. The renewed credibility resulted in increased technology investment successively by 50 percent for 1999-2001. Through implementing strong project management methods and cultural changes, Hai reduced the average duration of technology projects by 50 percent, resulting in increased return on investment by 40 percent. Hai also spent eight years in management consulting with Andersen Consulting and Price Waterhouse.

About the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Speaker Series

In support of its partnership with Syracuse University, JPMorgan Chase & Co. created a Speaker Series to share the expertise of its employees to the SU campus. These practitioners bring a wealth of relevant, industry perspective that keeps faculty and students in tune with industry developments and current on workplace issues.

About the partnership

In June 2007, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and SU established a unique corporate-university collaboration and joint venture. The purpose of the collaboration is to develop education and work experience innovations in the area of financial services information technology, leveraging each other’s knowledge and expertise in the building of a best in class curriculum for entry-level technologists and to collaborate on projects of joint interest that provide value to both organizations and to society. For more information about JPMorgan Chase and Co. or the Syracuse-JPMorgan Chase & Co. Partnership, visit http://globaltech.syr.edu.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.8 trillion, operations in more than 60 countries and over 180,000 employees. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity. Under the JPMorgan and Chase brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional, and government clients.