The president of JPMorgan Chase's international business talks about the road ahead for banks in the wake of the financial crisis.

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JPMC's Miller: "I was a beneficiary of affirmative action."

KeyCorp's Mooney: "We didn't lead with our differences."

Huffington: "I owe an enormous amount to bankers."

It's hard to distill an entire evening of celebration and community into a 15 minute highlights reel, but we did our best. Hear what Barb Rehm and Meredith Whitney had to say about the state of the industry; hear from honorees Carrie Tolstedt, Diane Thormodsgard and Yasmin Bates-Brown. See all the honorees as they take the stage to get their bling.

Sponsors are mentors on steroids, says Sylvia Ann Hewlett at the National Leadership Workshop.

Defending the industry, but not its promotion of women, five of US Banker's 2010 Most Powerful Women in Banking, along with American Banker Editor Barb Rehm, were on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."

Defending the industry, but not its promotion of women, five of US Banker's 2010 Most Powerful Women in Banking, along with American Banker Editor Barb Rehm, were on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."

US Bank's Diane Thormodsgard redefined corporate trust during her long career.

Yasmin Bates-Brown retired from Harris Bank after more than 30 years, leaving a legacy of housing development.

Wells Fargo EVP Carrie Toldstedt recalls her childhood accompanying her father to the bank with the daily deposits from the family bakery as her inspiration when it comes to customer service.

Renowned banking analyst Meredith Whitney sat down with American Banker's Barb Rehm to discuss her career, the state of the industry, and what bankers have to fear most about regulation: ... "being regulated by people with no business experience."

Sheila Bair and Heidi Miller address the honorees gathered to celebrate the achievements of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking, the Women to Watch, the 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance and the Top Banking Teams at the Plaza Hotel, October 2009.

Some of 2009's Most Powerful Women put themselves in the hot seat and answer our questions about their dreams, lessons learned, and guilty pleasures.

If you missed The Mentor Factor professional development workshop last week, you really missed out. One of the highlights of the day was Carla Harris opening keynote address. Carla is a managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, an accomplished gospel singer, business-book author, television pundit, and prognosticator of her hard-won "pearls" of wisdom gained after more than two decades on The Street.

Karen Peetz, CEO of Financial Markets and Treasury Services at BNY Mellon, has long been one of US Banker's 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking. How did she get there? Peetz gave away her secrets recently at The Mentor Factor, a professional development workshop for rising stars in the industry. Listen to Peetz's eight rules for professional success.