The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Patterson, general counsel for Wells Fargo, joined the bank in 2020 and works to improve the bank's risk and control standards.

Richard oversees a budget of $1.1 billion and manages a team of 5,000 employees globally at U.S. Bank.

Chayt started at Cincinnati-based Fifth Third as director of wholesale payments in 2016, after almost 19 years at Comerica leading its treasury management and business deposit services.

By the end of 2023, Fidelity served 43.2 million workplace participant accounts, 38.7 million retail accounts and 8.7 million wealth management firm accounts using its clearing and custody platform.

With the November acquisition of Adenza, a risk management and regulatory reporting software provider, Nasdaq continued the fintech expansion that Friedman has championed since she took the CEO job in 2017.