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Guild, the head of enterprise technology and security for PNC Financial Services Group, leads a team of 3,500 who are charged with protecting customers' and clients' data.

Smith led a team of more than 2,300 employees to execute one of the most ambitious digital makeover projects in the finance space last year.

As the head of BNP Paribas' Latin American operations, the bank's corporate and institutional banking franchise had a remarkable year in Latin America in 2022, solidifying its position as a key player in the region.

As chief product officer, Milrod now oversees a team of more than 500 professionals who provide a diverse range of services and products to institutional investors around the globe.

JPMorgan appointed Heitsenrether as its first chief data and analytics officer in June, leading the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies across the bank's operations.

McShane has successfully navigated record-high inflation and the threat of a recession to seamlessly integrate Wells Fargo's CRE platform across all lending and capital markets products and services. 

Cohen serves as BlackRock's senior managing director and chief investment officer of ETF and index investments, leading a majority female team.

As the global chief investment officer of State Street Global Advisors, over the past year, Heinel guided an investment team of more than 600 professionals scattered across the globe.

In her role as head of global delivery at State Street, Ann Fogarty oversees the entirety of the firm's operations, including responsibility for its $37.6 trillion AUC/A asset servicing business.

Throughout her distinguished 45-year career, Mohr's customer-centric philosophy has helped Citi's clients prosper even amid the worst of economic downturns.

Posnett, who has led more than 400 major tech deals over the last 20 years, is turning her attention to enhancing TMT's global strategy.

Over the past year, Jane Fraser, Citi's first female CEO in the firm's history, completed a strategy refresh at the world's most global bank. Despite an implausibly volatile geopolitical environment, she steered Citi to robust first quarter 2022 earnings—returning $4 billion to shareholders, while commanding 200,000 employees globally, and serving millions of consumers and businesses across 95 countries.

Having run both businesses and client-relationship organizations, Emily Portney, chief financial officer of BNY Mellon, brings a well- rounded vision to her oversight of the firm's finance functions, which include tax, treasury, capital management and investor relations — where she regularly articulates and advocates the value of the franchise to the public.

Ida Liu became head of Citi's North American private bank in 2019 and then went on to beat her projections by 12% in 2020 despite the pandemic. That helped her get a promotion last year to global head, running 50 offices across the globe and overseeing more than $500 billion in client business.

Under the direction of the always visible Diane Offereins — who is often the "face of the company" — the total 2021 network volume of Discover rose to $504 billion, from $417 billion in 2020.

When State Street announced plans to acquire Brown Brothers Harriman Investor Services last year, it turned to a trusted executive to oversee the integration: Donna Milrod, who was leading both State Street's Global Asset Managers segment and the Global Clients division.

2021 was a year of transition for Julie Monaco, as her team expanded its strategic sovereign advisory business to address client vulnerabilities in food, energy, and security.

In June 2021, Nadine Chakar, the three-decades long industry veteran, was appointed to lead State Street Digital, a new business division. The division is designed to help institutional investors, regulators, and State Street itself successfully transition into a modern digital economy.

When Abigail Johnson, the chair and CEO of Fidelity Investments, was recently asked to advise those in the early stages of their career, she emphasized the core values that she and her firm have embraced for decades. "Don't doubt yourself. Keep at it. Stay looking ahead. Stay committed and stay true to yourself," she said.

Yie-Hsin Hung, one of the few female CEOs in the asset management industry, has made it a priority to address issues of global warming and social inequality at New York Life Investment Management.