ASIFMA Annual Conference 2025
17 February 2025, Hong Kong
Stephen Davison
Managing Director, Head of Strategy and Chief of Staff
J.P. Morgan
Stephen Davison was appointed the head of J.P. Morgan’s China Strategy and Chief of Staff to the China CEO in 2018.
In this role, Stephen is responsible for evolving and executing on J.P. Morgan’s franchise strategy in China across all lines of business and additionally is directly accountable for overseeing the Technology & Operations strategy for China.
Prior to this role Stephen was the global head of Equities Product Management and Data & Analytics, responsible for managing the Equities business and platform strategy as it relates to technology and leading a Data & Analytics transformation program to support the implementation of a data driven culture within the business.
Stephen was previously the Equities Senior Business Manager for J.P. Morgan in Asia Pacific, a Director and Chairman of J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities Broking (HK) Limited and a member of the Asia Equities Executive Committee. He was also co-chair of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Market Association (ASIFMA) Equities Committee and an active member of the ASIFMA Markets Committee.
Stephen joined J.P. Morgan in 2004 in London after working as a Technology Lawyer in private practice and industry and has worked in a variety of roles in the Equities Business over a 15 year period.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Law from the University of Queensland, Australia. Stephen was born in and currently resides in Hong Kong.
