Mary Ellen Egan

Under Jennifer Auerbach-Rodriguez's leadership, Merrill released a report, "Seeing the Unseen: The Role Gender Plays in Wealth Management."

Heather Orrico manages 165 people in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina, and is responsible for sales and trading businesses, foreign exchange, emerging markets, commodities derivatives and developed market rates.

Aileen Thomas oversees the six-member consumer bank product management team, which includes consumer and business banking: deposits, home equity and personal lending, debit and credit cards.

Michaela Diverio started her career in finance in 2007, and joined Barclays in July 2020 and runs the consumer and retail equity capital markets desk.

 As the national sales manager at BMO, Melissa Garcia is responsible for directing national sales efforts of more than 1,000 retail branches.

Lexicon Bank's cautious approach to its balance sheet helped it weather the pandemic and avoid some of the mistakes that plagued other failed banks.

Priscilla Sims Brown's values and experiences over a long and storied career were a perfect fit with Amalgamated Bank, where she became CEO in 2021.

This annual list of luminaries honors the women who lead in banking and finance across the country, individually and in teams.

For 21 years, American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance rankings have been celebrating top-performing senior executives. Now we invite you to nominate the up-and-coming women in your bank or financial institution.

Women chief financial officers at banks and financial institutions have a huge job. They are responsible for tracking cash flow, financial planning, analyzing the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing strategic directions.