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Barb Godin has some simple advice for ambitious female bankers looking to advance in their careers: "Don't just let life happen."

Since joining UMB Financial, Begonya Klumb has built two divisions — investor relations and mergers and acquisitions — from the ground up. Now she's heading up its healthcare services unit.

Synovus Financial is back to playing offense and it is counting on Liz Dukes shape growth strategies across all business lines.

As HSBC sharpens its focus on international corporate banking, it's counting on Cate Luzio to strengthen its relationships with multinationals.

When Maria Tedesco joined Santander Bank as its head of retail banking in April 2014, customer attrition was high and the bank was losing deposit share. Tedesco was hired away from rival Citizens Financial to reverse these trends and position Santander as the regional bank of choice in all of its key markets.

Smarts matter, of course, but the key to career advancement lies in your ability to lead and motivate others, says Nandita Bakhshi.

Bank of the West is widely viewed as a tech innovator, and some of the credit goes to CIO Kirsten Garen.

A former regulator, Yvette Hollingsworth Clark is boosting compliance staff at one of the nation's largest retail banks.

Executives from TD, Northern Trust, Synovus, Wells Fargo, PNC and EnerBank explain why they rate the importance of board service so highly.

Diversity takes a lot of different forms, and the need for it in the boardroom is becoming more widely recognized as an imperative. Some of our Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance — including Northern Trust's Jana Schreuder and Citi's Julie Monaco — offer their perspectives.