Commercial banking

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these finance executives stand out for their performance and for helping to create a path to parity for women in sectors that tend to be even more male-dominated than the banking industry.

When Andy Cecere took over as CEO of U.S. Bancorp in April, one of his first orders of business was to promote Kate Quinn to vice chairman and chief administrative officer.

Cate Luzio leads roughly 900 HSBC bankers worldwide who serve 33,000 subsidiaries of large multinationals.

Jane Fraser has been tapped to revive lagging parts of Citi’s business before and Mexico is her latest turnaround assignment.

Andrea Smith is leading an effort to address income inequality in Bank of America's hometown.

As HSBC’s head of global corporate banking, investment banking and capital financing for Latin America, Bouazza is all about change, even when others may not have seen the need for it yet.

Under Michelle Di Gangi, small and midsize business lending has become a significant driver of profits at Bank of the West.

Alex Dousmanis-Curtis’ decisions to eliminate sales targets and invest more heavily in technology have helped BMO Harris regain some of the runoff it had after an acquisition.

In our Most Powerful Women rankings, you'll read about a lot of impressive female leaders. But there are still more standouts we'd like to introduce you to. These five offer proof that big changes are possible in just a short time.

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