Most Powerful Women to Watch 2023

Our annual list of The Most Powerful Women to Watch.

 In May, Fercho became full-time head of diverse segments, representation & inclusion, a division of Wells Fargo that was launched in 2020.

Thurlow is taking on a new leadership role: She becomes chair of the American Bankers Association in October. 

When Cai-Lee founded Piermont in 2019, she became one of the few CEOs of a women-led bank and the first U.S. bank to be founded by a female from an underrepresented community.

Oliver ran the national banking business at KeyBank, her employer of more than two decades, before becoming the CEO of The Coop in 2017.

 Along with being chief teammate officer, Moore-Wright helms enterprise diversity, which aims to bolster race and ethnic diversity in senior leadership.

After 30 years working for corporate and investment banks, Wolff launched her own investment firm in 2021.

Rodeheaver has been at the bank for more than 30 years. She started as a trust administrator, and 2004, she moved to the chief financial officer role, before becoming CEO in 2018.

Stewart's efforts to populate the C-suite with women have been successful: Three out of Sound's five-person C-suite are women, and a large portion of its retail management staff are women.

The bank specializes in commercial real estate lending, and Riel said the sector is experiencing "whole-industry chaos."