The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Yeshaya leads a team of 3,600 employees managing the financial resources of a firm that has swelled to $1.2 trillion in assets following landmark growth in wealth management.

Under McShane's guidance, Wells Fargo became No. 1 in real estate investment banking for the first time, achieving a market share of 15.2%.

As global head of advisory, Aiyengar directs M&A and also leads the corporate advisory and sustainable solutions and director advisory services lines of business.

The private bank, which Liu leads, is one of three areas of wealth management, which, in turn, is one of five business lines Citi CEO Jane Fraser is focusing on for future growth and profits.

Marrs leads the company's second-largest business by revenue that accounts for about 25% of American Express' total revenue.