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Jamie Dimon hires Warren Buffett's protégé Todd Combs for $10B fund

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Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has hired Todd Combs, a key figure from Warren Buffett's inner circle at Berkshire Hathaway, to lead a new $10 billion investment fund. Buffett reportedly approved of the move, stating he preferred Combs join JPMorgan over any other institution. Combs, who managed investments for Berkshire since 2010 and was positioned for succession planning with Greg Abel, brings significant investment expertise to JPMorgan's Security and Resiliency Initiative. This move occurs as Berkshire Hathaway enters a new leadership era with Greg Abel as CEO and Howard Buffett as chairman. AI

RANK_REASON Hiring of a high-profile executive from one major financial institution to lead a significant new fund at another. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Jamie Dimon hires Warren Buffett's protégé Todd Combs for $10B fund

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez ·

    Jamie Dimon poached Warren Buffett’s protégé to run a $10 billion fund—he says Buffett’s response was ‘at least he’s going to you’

    Former Geico CEO Todd Combs had been at Berkshire since 2010.

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