Samantha (Sam) Saperstein leads the firmwide Women on the Move initiative at JPMorgan Chase. In this role, Sam works on programs that are designed to make JPMorgan Chase the best bank for women-run businesses and women consumers, the best company for women to work at, and a strong partner for women in communities around the world. Sam collaborates with teams across the firm on planning and executing women’s programs, and messaging our efforts inside and outside the firm.
Prior to this role, Sam spent five years as Chief Marketing Officer of Chase Commercial Banking, where she led the marketing, communications, and client experience functions. This included traditional and digital marketing efforts, media relations, employee communications, market research, and client satisfaction initiatives.
Sam joined the firm in 2012 as head of credit card strategy for Chase Consumer & Community Banking. Prior to joining Chase, Sam was Group Head of U.S. Core Products at MasterCard. She was responsible for the development and rollout of all U.S. credit, debit, commercial and prepaid card programs, and the management of the U.S. loyalty platform.
Earlier in her career, Sam was a strategy consultant in the New York office of McKinsey & Company, where she served retail and wholesale banking clients. She also worked in journalism and spent several years covering the U.S. Treasury market and macroeconomics for Dow Jones Newswires, The Wall Street Journal, and Barron’s.
Sam serves on the board of Safe Horizon, the nation’s largest victims’ services agency that supports victims of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking, and youth homelessness. She also leads the Marketing Committee of the board.
Sam has a BA from Brown University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She resides in Westchester, NY, with her husband and three children.