Philip Erdoes, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Dies at 62 (1)

Jan. 8, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC

Philip Erdoes, who built a wide-ranging career as a venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur while supporting his wife’s ascent as one of Wall Street’s most powerful women, has died. He was 62.

Philip Erdoes and Mary Callahan Erdoes
Photographer: Eugene Mim/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

He died on Wednesday at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, following the onset of an infection, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., where his wife, Mary Callahan Erdoes, is chief executive officer of the asset and wealth management business.

A graduate of Harvard Business School, where he met his wife, Erdoes was CEO of Bear Cognition Inc., a data analytics company. In ...

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