JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon about why he wasn’t driving to President

It turns out the rumors swirling on it JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Considering a race for president was not unfounded.

Dimon told David Novak about “How Leaders Lead” podcast That he “never would exclude that”but that being a politician does not feel very appealing.

“I say people if I had run and won when I went into the White House, I would say goodbye to my family for four years,” he said. “They would say” see you, Dad. “

“I’m not sure my wife would have been with me there,” he joked.

CEO Also said that becoming president ”exposes your family to some very hard things. And some people are prepared for it. I was unprepared for it at the time. “

Dimon added that “Unlike some other people, I have this incredible job… I am cursed proud of it. I think I’m adding a lot here. I would give it up to some kind of wild goose hunting. “

He also said he has had some health problems and getting older, then “When you put it together, it just didn’t seem like the right thing for me to do.”

Still, he said he could change his mind.

Dimon had previously expressed interest in running in 2018, but decided against it because he did not think he could win.

If he were to run, Dimon would probably run like a Democrat, even though he has a complicated relationship with the party. He supported Democrats for most of his life but in 2012 he said he was “Barely a Democrat.” He did not approve Either candidate in the presidential race in 2024, though reports said he was private Supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. He has previously expressed interest in central, pro-business candidates and recently praised Elon Musk.