Michelle Bowman, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, is focused on reforming the central bank's oversight apparatus.

Duckett, who's on a mission to help Americans save for retirement, said that "guaranteed income isn't a luxury, it's a necessity."

A longtime focus on alternative investments positioned this asset-management heir to benefit from the recent surge of consumer interest in crypto and a relaxed regulatory regime.

With a shift toward financial-planning advice and banking, the brokerage-house leader hopes to grow her firm faster.

Marrs runs Amex's second largest business by revenue and card member spending.

Despite being in the industry for 25 years, Marcelli still wakes up in the middle of the night to jot down ideas.