Special Program Root Tag

Climbing the ladder at a large company can be daunting. At Bank of America, promising women and minority candidates are given personalized attention early on to give their careers a boost.

The millennial advisory board at Centric Financial is far from being symbolic. CEO Patricia Husic, who aims to be on the leading edge of engaging with millennials, is making decisions based on its recommendations.

In a world where information overload can leave investors paralyzed, Candace Browning's focus is turning mind-numbing reams of data into actionable intelligence.

Politics has been on just about everyone's mind, but it is also a minefield topic that many people in business were just as happy to avoid. Not Paula Polito and her team at UBS.

Bank of America's reputation took an enormous hit from the financial crisis; it's been Anne Finucane's job to restore it.

Barbara Byrne is one of the public faces of Barclays, serving as one of its five official delegates at the Davos World Economic Forum.

When Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City decided to consolidate its seven bank charters into one, executives knew they would have to work hard to retain their most talented employees amid all the disruption.

The market Elinor Hoover is charged with helping Citigroup and its worldwide customer base navigate is in major flux.

The Most Powerful Women in Banking are reshaping not only their institutions, but also their industry. And each is doing so in her own unique way.

Under Liz Myers, J.P. Morgan's equity capital markets group has led the industry in such key metrics as number of deals and fees generated for eight years running.

Mr. Smith has nothing on Dorothy Savarese when it comes to fighting for a cause in Washington.

Hannah Grove has made it her mission to "eradicate jargon" at State Street, in an effort to make the company more acceible to its customers and easier for the public to trust.

KeyCorp's $4.1 billion purchase of First Niagara is being hailed as a success, and Amy Brady deserves substantial credit.

Sometimes speaking up can be intimidating, but Kelly Coffey did not want to lose out on the valuable insight that others might be reluctant to share. So she set about making it easier for employees at all levels to reach out to her.

Some of these leaders are new to their roles, while others have been in theirs for years. But one thing they all have in common is that they are commanding attention.

When Citigroup encounters its next big, nettlesome problem, it's a good bet that Barbara Desoer will be called on to fix it.

In recruiting for its commercial bank, BMO Financial is increasingly looking at the athletic rosters of Big Ten colleges. Here's what it has learned.

As electronic payments continue their steady ascent, the job Diana Reyes does for HSBC has become enormous.

Women looking to balance their high-powered careers with a family life can take inspiration from Marianne Lake. "You can have it all," the U.K. native said in a recent interview. "But you just might not be able to have all of it at the same time."

B of A's Anne Clarke Wolff says attrition continues to thwart efforts to improve gender equality in the banking industry's top ranks.