Alan Kline

It’s a testament to Duck’s leadership skills that BB&T was able to revamp much of its tech infrastructure in the span of a year. It’s even more impressive that the bank hit its tech targets while its CIO was fighting the battle of her life.

As Monique Herena sees it, financial firms and investors are bypassing huge opportunities by failing to invest in industries that could increase economic opportunity for women across the globe.

Since taking over as president of personal banking at UMB Financial three years ago, Abraham has transformed the way the Kansas City, Mo., company delivers services to and interacts with its clients.

Patty Kellerhals has had her share of mentors and role models over the course of her 41-year banking career, but few have influenced Commerce Bank’s head of retail banking more than her own mother.

A promotion to CFO in March, which made Dukes the first woman to hold that job in the company's 127-year history, was in large part a recognition of a job exceptionally well done in her previous role as head of commercial and business banking.

For Rosilyn Houston, success at BBVA Compass centers on improving its workplace culture.

Outside of CEO Tim Sloan, Hope Hardison is the Wells Fargo executive who is most responsible for rebuilding the bank's damaged reputation.

A good leader leads by example. A great one gets down in the trenches with her team even as she is dealing with serious health issues and the demands of her job are pulling her in multiple directions. That was Paulette Mullings Bradnock in early 2017.

A companywide survey at First National Bank Alaska found that employees wanted more training and development. This is how the bank responded.

Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein remain prominent public figures, but many other crisis-era CEOs have kept low profiles over the past decade.