Christopher Wheat

Chris Wheat is the Co-President for the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Prior to joining JPMCI, he served as the Director of Analytics at a financial technology startup, where he led the development of advanced analytics algorithms. He previously was an Assistant Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and at the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at Rutgers Business School. As a faculty member, he taught and researched topics in strategy, entrepreneurship, global microfinance, economic sociology, and social network analysis.

Chris earned a B.S.E. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, an M.A. in Sociology from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Harvard University (1998 — 2005)
• Master's Degree Harvard University (1998 — 2002)
• Master's Degree Stanford University (1996 — 1998)
• Bachelor's Degree Princeton University (1991 — 1995)
• University of Chicago Laboratory School (1978 — 1991)

Companies

• Co-President, JPMorgan Chase Institute JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2020)
• Managing Director - Research Director, Business JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2020 — 2020)
• Executive Director, Research Director - Business JPMorgan Chase Institute (2015 — 2020)
• Executive Director, Interim Director of Data and Technology Strategy JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2019 — 2019)
• Director, Analytics Rhetorical Technologies (2013 — 2015)
• Assistant Professor Rutgers Business School (2010 — 2014)
• Trustee University Heights Charter School - Newark (2011 — 2014)
• Visiting Faculty GIMPA (2008 — 2011)
• Assistant Professor MIT (2005 — 2010)