Like Jamie Dimon, Databricks CEO hates days with too many meetings. He says it means he gets nothing done and he’s just got ‘monkeys on his back’

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:18:26 UTCUpdated Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:18:26 UTCOriginal reporting: Fortune

What happened

Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi joins CEOs from JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to United’s Scott Kirby in calling out unnecessary meetings.

Key facts

Reported by Fortune and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:18:26 UTC.

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Like Jamie Dimon, Databricks CEO hates days with too many meetings. He says it means he gets nothing done and he’s just got ‘monkeys on his back’