There are a handful of exceptions to that rule, in the form of Dimon’s immediate family, who are the only people for whom he will have notifications turned on.
“I don’t have it in front of me all the time, if you send me a text during the day, I probably do not read it,” he said. “I don’t have notifications, the only notifications I get is from my kids, that’s it. When they text me I get that.”
Dimon has three daughters, Julia, Laura and Kara.
“People don’t call me on the phone that much, they tend to call my office … when I’m walking around and going to meetings I don’t have it on me, it’s in my office. If you need me and it’s important, call my office and they’ll come get me,” Dimon continued.
If at any point that laser focus wavers, he added, he’ll know it’s time to “move on.”
“When I go to my meetings I’m 100% focused,” Dimon added to CNN. “[On] what you’re talking about, why you’re talking about it, as opposed to I’m distracted and thinking about other things.”
For years, fans of Dimon’s way of work and approach to policy have also called for him to enter the world of politics. His name has been touted as a presidential candidate but also for a cabinet role like Treasury Secretary.
Previously, Dimon has been flattered by the questions but has not responded firmly one way or the other. Since announcing his intention to hand over the top job at JP in the next five years, those questions have only piled up as speculators wonder what the famed financial veteran will do next.
This week Dimon put those notions to bed, saying to either a presidential run or cabinet position: “Neither. This is my perch. I can do it and do it well, and help make the world a better place.”
