2024 Most Powerful Women to Watch

Menelik was tapped to lead corporate, specialty and government banking at Huntington in October 2022, coming over from Fifth Third where she was the group head of diversified industries and international corporate banking.

Tedesco leads all the $24.5 billion-asset bank's revenue businesses and a team of 1,840 employees.

Reid, chairman and CEO of Capitol National, has a keen focus on diversity and inclusion. Women and other underrepresented groups make up 59% of the bank's employees, and women hold 71% of senior management positions.  

Vice Chair Hope Holding Bryant played a key role in the bank's acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank.

Stevens' expansive role at the Cincinnati-based lender includes head of enterprise workplace services, which puts her in charge of Fifth Third's properties.

Pourchet's duties include deciding the types of corporate and institutional clients to attract in BNP Paribas' Latin American region and ensuring the bank has the right teams and products to serve them.

Graper was promoted to her current role as  managing director and global co-head of debt capital markets last year.

Since she was elevated to her current role roughly 18 months ago, Mariniello has continued to balance emerging opportunities with implementing long-term growth initiatives.

Heinel is the first female global chief investment officer at State Street Global Advisors, the world's fourth-largest asset manager.

Fogarty and her team are responsible for custody, reconciliations, derivatives, bank loans, middle-office, investment analytics, accounting and fund administration, alternative operations, and transfer agency activities for State Street.