Marcus von Kapff leads Advanced Manufacturing for JPMorganChase’s Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI), a $1.5 trillion, 10-year program helping to strengthen national security and economic resiliency.
Marcus has spent his career building high performing businesses within large, multi-national corporations. He has managed large P&Ls and teams across strategy, finance, sales, and operations functions. He brings a focus on long-term sustainable growth, while managing risk and building an enduring culture. \
Marcus previously spent 20 years at J.P. Morgan in a variety of general management roles. As CFO of heritage Commercial Banking for ten years, he doubled the size of the business to $10B in revenue with 13,000 employees. Over this time, he helped the business expand to 40 countries, doubled technology investment, and implemented new CRM and data systems. He has also held roles running large sales organizations across Business Banking and Treasury Services.
Prior to J.P. Morgan, Marcus was the International General Manager for Transamerica Commercial Finance. He also worked at McKinsey & Co. in Los Angeles and Johannesburg, focusing on financial services. A career highlight was working in South Africa, helping to end apartheid era business practices during the Mandela presidency.
He most recently served the City of Detroit as the Chief Operating Officer, assisting with the city’s revitalization. He was responsible for Transportation, Housing, Fire, Water & Sewer, and Permitting & Licensing, as well as Human Resources and IT across city departments.
Pursuing his love for problem solving, he studied mechanical engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has his masters in management from MIT, with a concentration in technology innovation. He was also a fellow at Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute. He serves on the board of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.