Thank you, President Johnson, for the invitation to speak today. Thank you as well to the board of trustees and chairman Gary Heminger.
To the graduating students, congratulations. You should be very proud of what you have achieved and a very special congratulations to the parents.
It probably seems like yesterday that you're holding your child in your arms for the first time. That child has now become a young adult with a college degree and is ready to face the world.
All the family members here today who provide the love and support over the last 20 years should also feel extremely proud of what they helped accomplish. I wish I could join you in person because in the zoom world, it's impossible to replicate the joys of being physically together.
Over the past 20 years, I've had the pleasure of making multiple trips to Columbus. The city is always fun to visit.
As one of JPMorgan chase's most important markets, it is home to the chase innovation center where we develop our new and nimble mobile and digital products. We also have an office that's housed in the McCoy center in Polaris parkway.
It's bigger than our headquarters in New York. In fact, it's one of the largest offices anywhere in the world.
And here's one other fun fact about Polaris Campus. During the pandemic, we use the time with little to no cars in the parking lot to install solar panels.
In July, when it is complete, it will furnish about 75 percent of the power needs of the entire complex. We employ close to 20,000 people in Columbus, making us one of the top private-sector employers in the area.
And we're still hiring, so if you don't have a job yet or even if you do, go to our website and explore the opportunity, we're always happy to have more buckeyes on our team. When JPMorgan Chase enters any community, we take great pride in being a responsible citizen at the local level.
