skaalund22@Nul.org

With more than two decades of Wall Street experience, Sekou Kaalund is currently head of consumer banking at Chase for the Northeast Division, Sekou oversees 1000 branches across five regions with 10,000 employees and over $360 billion in deposits and investments. He runs the largest division in consumer banking, equivalent to the 4th largest bank in the country. Sekou joined JPMorgan as head of private equity fund services business development. He was tapped to launch Black Pathways, a global corporate initiative to reduce the racial wealth gap. The success of this initiative—which included hiring thousands of Black students and providing millions of dollars in capital to Black owned businesses – led to a historic five-year $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity. Sekou was recognized by Ebony Magazine’s 2020 Power 100 list and is the recipient of the World of Money 2019 Wall Street Legacy Award.