2024 Most Powerful Women in Banking

The Toronto-based bank said that Aron Levine will become group head and president of BMO U.S. It also announced the upcoming retirement of Ernie Johannson, head of North American personal and business banking.

Holly O'Neill, who was No. 5 on American Banker's list of the Most Powerful Women in Banking last year, will oversee a new department combining BofA's retail and preferred units. Aron Levine, who previously led preferred banking, is leaving the company.

The Providence, Rhode Island-based regional bank plans to create a new senior executive role that will focus on corporate strategy, rather than directly replace Johnson as chief experience officer.

Kedia is scheduled to become the first woman to run the nation's seventh-largest bank by asset size. Some analysts expressed surprise over the timing of the announcement.

While many banks and financial service companies play out on the global stage, the industry itself can be smaller than it seems. Many of the honorees on this year's list worked at the same companies during their careers. Here is a look at those connections.

When TD Bank's $13 billion acquisition fell through, First Horizon was forced to quickly come up with a plan. Here's how the bank's culture of sharing ideas and inclusion helped.

Embracing the integration of TradFi and DeFi through tokenization is not just a trend — it is a necessity as we reshape the financial industry to drive growth and resilience in an increasingly complex world.

The Most Powerful Women to Watch honoree talks about what it means to lead, what's changed since she started on Wall Street, and why customers choose regional banks, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

The president of U.S. Bancorp reflected on the progress women have made, and the work left to do, at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking gala.

The Young Women's Leadership Award grants four $5,000 college scholarships to New York City high school seniors who are first-generation college students.

The American Banker award ceremony, which celebrated 15 women honorees 40 years or younger nominated for having C-suite potential by an executive at their institutions, took place at The Glasshouse in New York City.

Female chief executives are a rare thing in the banking industry, but the women honored in this year's suite of awards are hoping to change that trend.

Many of this year's honorees took a chance on their future careers by asking questions, jumping into unknown markets and believing in their ability to get the job done.

Industry leaders in this year's ranking shared insight on how they would advise their younger selves on building a path to the top and the skills today's rising professionals need.

American Banker's annual recognition of the most powerful women in banking includes two CIOs and the newly created position of chief data and analytics officer at a megabank.

Honorees from this year's ranking provide insight into what tools and expertise future generations of professionals need to advance.

The varied perspectives that people of different generations bring to the issues facing a growing business can be a deep and rich source of support for entrepreneurs.

Dmuchowski, CFO at First Horizon, got her start in the industry more than 20 years ago at Deutsche Bank.

Our annual list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking honorees.

Our annual list of the 25 most powerful women in finance.