Jamie Dimon on The Axios Show | Full Interview

The original season 2 episodes of The Axios Show were lightly edited for brevity, and many viewers asked us to post the full interviews. This is Jamie Dimon’s complete conversation with Axios, recorded on March 30. The full conversation was originally published on Axios.com: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/axio... In this interview, Dimon discusses the risks facing America, President Trump, the Iran war, AI and the future of work, whether he would ever run for office, why he says CEOs need to speak up, Jeffrey Epstein, his post-CEO plans and the role media plays in shaping policy. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - JPMorgan’s American Dream Initiative 2:00 - Small businesses, housing and job training 4:07 - The future according to Jamie Dimon 6:27 - The risks facing America 8:03 - Iran, Russia and China 10:00 - America’s biggest domestic risk 11:17 - AI, jobs and public anxiety 11:48 - Why Dimon says cyber is the biggest AI risk 12:47 - AI, work and retraining 14:39 - AI doom and guardrails 15:40 - Does America need a third party? 16:27 - Whether Dimon would run for office 18:03 - Washington, Democrats and public trust 20:19 - What kind of leader could emerge 21:21 - Anti-AI and anti-rich politics 23:15 - Socialism, capitalism and people left behind 24:28 - Why CEOs need to speak up 28:04 - Are CEOs afraid of Trump? 30:00 - Dimon on Trump, tariffs and government intervention 31:37 - Jeffrey Epstein and elite circles 33:57 - How long Dimon plans to stay at JPMorgan 35:30 - Why Dimon is interested in media 36:20 - Media, policy and public understanding 37:45 - Dimon’s management advice 39:38 - The business advice he rejects 40:03 - Closing