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Dear Reader,
# Before and After: We're expecting more than 300 Chase alumni at the April 27th CAA reception that JPMorganChase is hosting at its new headquarters. You can see who is planning to come by scanning the "Look Who's Coming" list. Needless to say, your appearance may have changed since the last time you saw some of your colleagues. Here are two suggestions: First, please go to your "Account Profile" (under "Welcome, (Your Name)!" on the Home Page menu), and post a photo of yourself as you look now so people will know whom to look for. Secondly, if you need to update your contact information, or refresh information about your past career or current activities, this is a great time to do so. This will help make our membership directory – viewable only by dues-paying CAA members -- a more valuable resource. Please don't leave these updates to the last minute! If you need help posting the photo, contact Andrea. Many thanks.
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# EVENTS DASHBOARD (Details below)
Here's where we stand as of Sunday, March 15, 2006 at 11 am (Eastern):
► 0 rooms remain "officially" at our group hotel rate for the April 27th weekend event, but contact us; the hotel may honor the rate outside our courtesy block.
AND PLEASE REMEMBER:
Please read below for details and book now!
NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)
Important note: Because our last two outings were plagued by rain, this year we ordered two groups of tickets:
- Section 110 / Rows: 29-30 / Seats 13-23 (22 Tickets): These seats are under an overhang.
- Section 109 / Row 24 / Seats: 1-10 (10 Tickets): These seats are closer to the field and one section closer to home base. (We still have a single seat in this area.)
You must be a dues-paying member of the Chase Alumni Association to purchase tickets, and may buy up to four tickets. Log in first to the CAA website Because the tickets are subsidized by the CAA, we beg you to use them yourself. Do not purchase them for friends or relatives. Tickets are not refundable unless we can find other alumni who want to buy them.
Please remember: Citi Field does not accept tickets printed on paper. You must be able to use the MLB Ballpark app on a smart phone to access your tickets and enter the stadium.
Our tickets include admission to three special dining areas.
theater party, for the 7 pm, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 performance of the new Broadway adaptation of the Oscar-winning film Dog Day Afternoon – based on the story of a robbery of a Chase branch in Brooklyn. The production stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, two stars of the Emmy Award-winning series The Bear.
As of March 7th, we still have available six of our 24 seats at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street) in the center Orchestra, Rows O, P and Q. The group rate is $159/per person, a savings of about $50 per ticket. Buy tickets here.
You will need to be a dues-paying member of the Chase Alumni Association to purchase tickets, and (as of now) will be able to buy up to two tickets. For more information, contact Andrea at news@chasealum.org.
 Thank you to JPMC for increasing the number of people who can attend the reception it is hosting for the CAA at the new JPMC headquarters from 5:30 to 8 pm on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 270 Park Avenue.
IMPORTANT:
► No one will be admitted to the CAA gathering at 270 Park who isn't on our registration list, even if a paying member.
► Sometimes people forget if they have registered or not. PLEASE: Check the "Look Who's Coming" list to see if you are on it. If you are not on it, you are not attending.
► Also let Andrea know if you want your name tag to read other than the way your name currently appears on the list.
TOURS & SPEAKER As part of this event, we are looking forward to being able to check out two of the main floors of the building. Tours will take place throughout the evening, and you will receive more details at the event. We will keep you posted on remarks from one of JPMC's senior leaders.
AUXILLIARY EVENTS:
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# We will let you know next week about plans for auxiliary events on Saturday and Sunday, April 24th and 25th.
► We had hoped to have a private lunch at Manhatta, the restaurant occupying the 60th floor of the former 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, but the cost was prohibitive (about $300 per person). If you are interested in having lunch or dinner there in the regular dining room or bar area (which is less expensive), we suggest that you make your own reservation, perhaps with others on the CAA event RSVP list with whom you would like to spend more time. (The restaurant accepts reservations up to 28 days in advance of your visit.)
Attenzione!
You must be a dues-paying member of CAA to participate and may bring a plus-one. Please be sure to log in to the website before trying to register so that the store platform recognizes you as a dues-paying member.
The trip, which will take us from Palermo to Catania, will feature a memorable mix of art, great architecture, history, culture, natural wonders, private visits to palazzos, great food and wine, 4- and 5-star hotels and, of course, the comraderie of Chase alumni. By going in October, we'll avoid the crowds and heat: It's truly an ideal time of year to visit Sicily!
LIFE AFTER CHASE
 Martin Fraenkel may still be working in the financial field, but he is very active in the not-for-profit sphere, especially in his role as Chair of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. And he even got to play violin in a rehearsal with them!
His interview also includes various lessons he learned over the last 18 months (and eight surgeries).
If there's something you're particularly thankful for this Thanksgiving, please let us know.
CAA TECH CORNER WITH DAN ALVAREZ
In his 11th feature dedicated to defining emerging trends in technology (in plain English), CAA board member Dan Alvarez explains how AI agents are used, what jobs they might threaten and what positions may be in even greater demand. The article is long (but easy to read and engaging), so it's in two parts.
Dan's columns look at tech trends at a "100-level" for Luddites, brilliant (of course) but non-technologically inclined bankers and anyone else in the financial world embarrassed to ask basic questions while looking at the "big picture".
EVENT PHOTOS
# Remember: Dues-paying Chase Alumni Association members can explore the numerous photo albums on the website. Be sure to log in first.
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY
(And remember...you have friends at Chase Alumni who want to see photos of your Bank memorabilia! Please send to news@chasealum.org.
# Object of the Week: 35th anniversary crystal plaque issued by First Republic Bank, celebrating 25 percent growth in enterprise value per annum from its founding in July 1985 ($8.8 million) to June 2020 ($19.1 billion). Following a major liquidity crisis less than three years later, regulators closed the bank on May 1, 2023, marking the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. JPMorganChase acquired substantially all assets and deposits, converting branches into JPMorgan Chase locations. (Stay humble, indeed.)
# An alumnus sent us this link to a Chemical Bank commercial from 1993 and asked if anyone can identify what Chem branch is featured in it (at :17). Jerry Hannon responded: "Chemical, itself, did not have a logo. What we see is the Manufacturers Hanover logo, so it could have been a former Manny Hanny branch or a former Chemical branch. Not much of the branch is shown, but it was not the 40 Wall, or Glass House, or Plaza branches of Manny Hanny where I spent my formative years prior to global relationship management."
LOOKING FOR INPUT...
 We're always looking for ideas for:and new contributions to such existing series of articles as:
We also invite alumni to share their upcoming (or very recent) milestone birthdays, ending in "0" or "5". (Please notify Andrea at news@chasealum.org close to your birthday, and if you're having a party, send a picture.)
Please send your story or story ideas to news@chasealum.org. As always, you can write something up, or Andrea can interview you and write it up for you.
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS
 Are you approaching a milestone birthday – a number ending in a zero or a five? We want to help you celebrate! Please let Andrea know at news@chasealum.org. Celebration photos are welcomed.
 Jamie Dimon turned 70 on Friday, March 13, 2026. Read an article in FORTUNE about "how a brush with death reshaped the JPMorgan CEO’s outlook and made him realize he had no regrets". (The article may have a paywall.)
 Robert C. Sutton Jr. turns 80 on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2026. He started at Louisiana National Bank in 1972 and stayed through various mergers including Premier Bank, Bank One and JPMorganChase, where he was a Middle Market Senior Credit Executive responsible for four states. "Forty-one mostly good years," he says.
 Laura Reiskin (formerly Bonsett) turned 80 on Saturday, February 28th. She began her career at Manufacturers Hanover in October 1988. After surviving all of the mergers, she retired from JPMC in March of 2006 as a Senior Vice President in Treasury and Security Services. As her husband is also turning 80 this year, "We decided the best way to celebrate was to create memories for us and our family. So we have planned several trips this year with each 'branch' of our blended family – some cruises, overseas tours, special NYC visits, and various family meals and warm weather activities. It should be a great year for us all," she said.
IN MEMORIAM
 # Ronald L. Marwood, who served Chase in the United States, England and Germany in International Banking and Treasury, died on March 1, 2026. He was 79 and lived in Remsenberg, NY.
 # Michael Jacobs, Jr., a PhD and Senior Vice President at Chase from January 1999 to May 2005 with a specialty in risk modeling, risk model validation and model risk management, died on February 10, 2026. He was 58 and lived in New York, NY.
 # Long-time CAA member and storied banker Rũdiger (Rudi) von Eisenhart-Rothe died on February 6, 2026 in Sotogrande, Spain. He led the London Loan Syndication Group among his many achievements during a four-decade career at Chase Manhattan. (A full In Memoriam is now online, along with a tribute from the London Loan Syndication Group and a lovely newly added remembrance from Bob Shippee.)# Some of Rudi's friends and colleagues are organizing a memorial gathering at the RAF Club in London on the evening of Friday, April 10, 2026, from 18:30 on. If you haven't been in touch with Richard Ingham or Janin Campos about it and are interested in attending, please notify Andrea if you haven't already. She will forward your email to the organizers.
 Robert "Jim" Davies, who specialized in Trusts, Estates and Private Banking over a 40-year career at Chase Manhattan Bank, died in Falmouth, MA, on January 23, 2026. He was 89.
9/11 CLAIMS
Can you identify these Chase colleagues/consultants and/or their survivors to help them with their 9/11 claims? Click here to learn about Irwin Miller, David Pridgen and Monica Propescu.
How Best to Use the CAA Membership Directory
 If you have not done so recently, please update the information in your profile, so that the CAA and other members would be better able to contact you. Using the Membership Directory is a privilege of dues-paying CAA members.
Here's a refresher on how to best use the directory to find an individual or groups of individuals you would like to contact. (Note that only dues-paying members have access to the directory.).
To get to the directory, log in at www.chasealum.org. On the home page menu, click on Membership and then Member Directory.
When searching by name, or in any of the other search areas, we advise starting by putting in less information in the search field.
For example, if you want to find William Smith, type only Smith in the Search by Name box; if you put in “William Smith” and he is calling himself Bill Smith in his profile, you will not find him.
If you want to find members who live near you, enter the city, state or country (or any combination) under Location.
The Years at Chase search is very valuable. Type in 1996-2005, for instance, and you will find everyone who worked for the bank (including heritage banks) during those years. Narrow your search by typing in a location or job title.
If you have any problem with any of this, contact Ken Jablon at jablonkt@aol.com.
As always: If the links do not work for you, you can always access the latest stories by logging on to CAA's web site.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Ken Jablon or call Ken (during normal working hours) at 212/799-9525.
Don't forget to explore the rest of the CAA Web site. (www.chasealum.org) Just click on the home page menu buttons to find the news and newsletter archives, photo albums, membership directory, past In Memoriams and benefit information.
The Board of the Chase Alumni Association
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