Financial institutions

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

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.

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.

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.

Among Sandy Pierce's accomplishments during the past year, the senior executive vice president and regional banking director merged the wealth units of Huntingdon and First Merit, rebranding the business as Huntington Private Bank.