The Most Powerful Women in Banking

A longtime focus on alternative investments positioned this asset-management heir to benefit from the recent surge of consumer interest in crypto and a relaxed regulatory regime.

With a risk-based capital percent double what's considered well-capitalized, Cai-Lee is thriving in her goal of building a financial institution for the next generation of small and medium-sized businesses – while grappling with an FDIC consent order.

Miller, who has been at BofA for nearly three decades, said that banking "is a trust business."

Oliver, who has been in banking for more than 30 years, will retire at the end of October.

Under Smith's leadership, 56% of Zion's workforce uses generative AI for routine tasks such as reviewing contracts and prioritizing emails.