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Stephanie Cohen of Goldman Sachs and Gunjan Kedia of U.S. Bancorp are making their debut among the Most Powerful Women in Finance this year. Check out the full list to see all of the women and where they rank.

Getting more women into managerial posts matters to TD Bank, and a robust mentoring program is making a big difference.

BMO Harris Bank has made significant strides in recent years attracting retail and small-business customers, and now it's up to Ernie Johannson to keep the momentum going.

Under CEO Kelly Coffey, JPMorgan Chase’s private bank is growing revenue by double digits and is laying out plans for a big nationwide expansion.

As head of Bank of America's environmental, social and governance initiatives, Anne Finucane has been on the cutting edge of several hot button topics this year, including whether the bank would continue to bank certain gun manufacturers in the wake of mass shootings.

As the chief auditor at Citigroup, McNiff leads the industry's largest auditing staff, with more than 1,800 employees scattered across dozens of countries where Citi does business.

Avid Modjtabai is drawing on a quarter-century of experience leading a broad range of business lines to accelerate innovation at Wells Fargo.

In 2017, Cundiff’s first full year as CEO, First State Bank of St. Charles earned a record $4.1 million, thanks primarily to strong loan growth, and the momentum has continued in 2018.

Diana Reid has made the advancement of women one of her top priorities at PNC — and has recruited men to support the cause.

Beth Johnson, who has risen over three decades to become chief marketing officer and head of virtual channels at Citizens Bank, has advanced by looking for opportunities rather than maintaining a fixed idea of where to go.

There are 10 new faces among the Women to Watch this year, but a familiar one is at the top of the list —Wells Fargo's Mary Mack. Check out who else earned a spot in the ranking.

Debbie Crowder heads SunTrust Banks’ most high-profile business line — its branch network — and she takes seriously the position she is in to improve the lives of both employees and the customers and communities they serve.

Offereins led to Discover's payments business to another year of strong growth while setting in motion a bold plan to disrupt the point-of-sale experience.

The way Charlotte McLaughlin sees it, grit is a little like exercise: You only get stronger with practice.

Cathy Bessant, Bank of America's chief operations and technology officer and American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking for 2018, keeps pushing herself, while testing the limits of what the industry can do.

MUFG Union Bank may not be the largest commercial lender in the western United States, but under the leadership of Bita Ardalan it is arguably among the most disruptive.

As companies grappled this year with the fallout from the #MeToo movement, Stacey Friedman led an initiative at JPMorgan Chase to make sure employees feel comfortable calling out misbehavior when they see it.

Citi FinTech, Citigroup's innovation lab, has on Piazza's watch continued to roll out groundbreaking technology.

Cary Grace is reinventing Aon's retirement business to stay two steps ahead of clients' ever-changing needs.

Over the past two and a half years, Ellen Alemany has made several big changes at CIT Group, selling off international business lines and turning the focus to traditional middle-market lending.