Director
Advisory Services

Building boardrooms across the globe
through governance, composition and talent.

July 2025

What is J.P. Morgan Director
Advisory Services (DAS)?

| Established in 2016 by Jamie Dimon as a “matchmaking service” for directors and boards, DAS has evolved into both a trusted advisor and sought-after center of excellence, offering director convening, governance content and advisory services.

To date, DAS has worked with

over 1,600 corporate clients

with director referrals

We created Director Advisory Services not just for the purpose of enhancing relationships with our clients, but helping shape the future of corporate governance itself.
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About Our Network

~8,000 individuals

In our candidate network

~5,500 individuals

Actively looking for a board

81% of placements

Are female or diverse male

CEOs/CFOs

Active or Retired

Aspiring Directors

looking for their first board

Diverse

(Female, POC or LGBTQ+)

Taking place in North America and Europe, these annual events convene

| ~200 corporate directors

for networking, case studies and content from notable governance experts, business leaders and economists, to explore some of the most challenging issues facing businesses today.

Bringing together

| ~20-40 corporate directors

to network and share best practices, these dinners are hosted by either a member of our Operating Committee or a Director of JPMorgan Chase in varying regional markets, as well as select international cities.

Dinners have been held in:

Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Charleston, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., Naples, Miami and Paris, Toronto and London.

In 2020,

| DAS launched a monthly distribution

of some of JPMC’s best and most timely proprietary content.

If you would like to be added to the distribution list, please contact our team

DAS Demographics

Candidates actively looking in our network

01 | Industries

¹ Other includes Consulting, Law, Government, Education

02 | Roles

03 | Public Boards

Searches

01 | Industry Coverage

02 | Company Tiers

Meet Our Leaders

| Jessica Mcintosh

Executive Director | Director Advisory Services

A tenured and trusted advisor, Jessica McIntosh has spent over 20 years at J.P. Morgan building relationships with high-profile stakeholders. She began her career in recruiting and staffing roles before joining J.P. Morgan in 2002, where she has held a series of strategic business development, client service and chief of staff positions including in the Office of the Vice Chairman. In this role -a seat she held for over a decade -Jessica was the Vice Chairman’s right-hand, helping manage key initiatives and supporting significant client relationships for the firm.

Jessica currently serves as Executive Director of Director Advisory Services (“DAS”), a talent and advisory function formed in 2016 by J.P. Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon to support JPMC clients related to board matters. Since its forming, Jessica has played an instrumental role designing the technology, marketing and operational strategies of the function, helping grow from concept to a fully-formed platform.
In addition to her management responsibilities, Jessica has established herself as a valued and sought-after advisor who has built followership with candidates, external partners and clients alike. To date, DAS has advised and supported over 1,600 companies while developing a robust and diverse candidate network of ~9,000 executives, including hundreds of Lead Directors, Nom/Gov Chairs, CEOs and board members.

Jessica currently serves on the board of the Jimmy Lee Scholars Fund -Archdiocese of New York, an endowment established in honor of the late Jimmy Lee, former Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co. She also serves on the board of the Alliance For Full Acceptance (“AFFA”), a non-profit whose mission is to build partnerships with community leaders, legislators, policy makers and business leaders to advocate for awareness, protections and equality for all.

Jessica graduated with a B.A. from the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. She and her husband Tim reside in Charleston and are proud parents to five children and a Goldendoodle , Teddy Roosevelt.

Contact Our Team

Jessica McIntosh
Executive Director


212-270-2436
jessica.mcintosh@jpmchase.com

Colleen Coleman
Associate

+1 212-622-8102
colleen.coleman@jpmorgan.com

Joseph L Militello
Associate

+1 614-217-0860
joseph.militello@jpmchase.com

Shilpa Arora
Analyst


shilpa.x.arora@jpmorgan.com

Dayanand Shetty
Analyst


dayanand.m.shetty@jpmorgan.com

Zameer Shaikh
Analyst


zameer.a.shaikh@jpmorgan.com

Jennifer Perez
Executive Assistant

+1 212-622-2896
jennifer.x.perez@jpmchase.com

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| Disclaimer

J.P. Morgan’s Director Advisory Services Group acts, among other things, as a liaison between J.P. Morgan clients seeking potential candidates for nomination to their senior management teams and individuals who are seeking such roles. J.P. Morgan does not seek or receive compensation for this role and makes no representation as to the suitability of any potential management candidate for any particular company’s senior management team. J.P. Morgan is not acting as an executive search firm, has performed no background checks, and has not evaluated any potential legal or regulatory issues which could arise out of a candidate’s being selected for any particular company’s senior management team. Each company to whom J.P. Morgan provides candidate names is responsible for performing its own independent evaluation and due diligence, without reliance on J.P. Morgan, and J.P. Morgan assumes no liability or responsibility to any company with respect to its decisions on proposed nominations and/or additions to its senior management team.

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