Lake is in her third role in four years at the nation's largest bank. Her breadth of experience makes her a likely CEO contender when current CEO Jamie Dimon retires.

Piepszak, who is considered by many industry observers to be a potential successor to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, was instrumental in developing the firm’s $30 billion racial equity commitment.

Smith has been BofA's chief administrative officer since 2015, when CEO Brian Moynihan created the role for her.

In her role as head of consumer and small-business banking, Mack is leading an initiative to establish accounts for the millions of Americans who are unbanked.

As PNC's head of retail banking, Karen Larrimer oversaw the development of a new service that alerts customers when account balances are in danger of falling below zero.

Under Morais, Ally Bank hit a number of milestones in 2020, including topping the 2 million mark in deposit customers.

The longtime CEO of the the $4.6 billion-asset bank is also president of the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

The bank's head of treasury and payment solutions has built a team made up of nearly 80% women and 30% people of color.

Although the pandemic and its fallout has tested Hoff as a leader, she says it has also helped her grow.

The global chief information officer oversees a team of 50,000 tech professionals worldwide and manages a budget of more than $12 billion.

The head of personal and business banking is on a mission to help Americans become better savers.

The bank's chief strategy and client experience officer helped to fast-track changes allowing customers in overdraft status to be able access their stimulus funds.

“The hybrid environment that evolves post-pandemic will be more rewarding, but we will be challenged to sustain," McKinney said.

The firm's chief digital officer is responsible for ensuring a digital-first approach to all areas of the bank.

The chief experience officer and chief marketing officer is leading the Rhode Island bank's digital transformation.

As head of global operations, Cole leads the firm's largest employee group, with responsibility for more than 54,000 employees and contractors in 19 markets.

As chief financial officer for the Americas, Mahtani's job includes managing communications with regulators, the board of directors and other stakeholders, an especially complex undertaking during lockdown.

The president and CEO of the $350 million-asset Citizens is redefining the role of a community banker.

As part of American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance program, we have selected five "Top Teams" for 2021. Centric Financial is one of the team honorees.

Braming revamped the company's recruiting process by instituting diverse candidate and interviewer slates and expanding scouting for prospects and interns.