The Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next 2023

Aarthi Murali, M&T's chief customer experience officer, is now in charge of employee experience as well. Murali said she is focused on the "human experience" at all levels.

A laser focus on intended outcomes and crystal clear communication helps maintain progress, according to banking experts.

The former Bank of the West CEO told honorees at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT Awards ceremony to be confident in themselves, but also to have empathy for others as they strive for senior management positions.

Leaders from Huntington, Regions and Bank of Montreal spoke at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT conference, sharing career advice rooted in their personal experiences.

The Queens, New York, student inspires change by leading conversations and providing safe spaces.

The first-year Posse Scholar at Smith College combines her passions for business and community service to give back.

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A two-day exploratory seminar at an insurance company set a teenaged Kimberlene Matthews on a path to becoming an actuary.

Victoria O'Brien has spent the bulk of her banking career in loan originations.

Under Jennifer Auerbach-Rodriguez's leadership, Merrill released a report, "Seeing the Unseen: The Role Gender Plays in Wealth Management."

Ashley O'Neal joined Midwest BankCentre in 2018 and currently has two regional managers working for her and a total of 77 retail employees in her organization.

Heather Orrico manages 165 people in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina, and is responsible for sales and trading businesses, foreign exchange, emerging markets, commodities derivatives and developed market rates.

Chun Schiros moved to the U.S. from China after graduating from college. She is now a data science manager for the corporate bank and wealth management arm at Regions.

After graduating from Kalamazoo College, Aidis Suever landed a job at Ally Financial in 2009 and has worked at the $196 billion-asset Detroit bank ever since.

Aileen Thomas oversees the six-member consumer bank product management team, which includes consumer and business banking: deposits, home equity and personal lending, debit and credit cards.

Alli Yttreness started in domestic anti-money laundering oversight at U.S. Bank and moved up quickly to a senior vice president and senior director of financial crimes, fraud and compliance. 

Michaela Diverio started her career in finance in 2007, and joined Barclays in July 2020 and runs the consumer and retail equity capital markets desk.

Before joining the $211 billion-asset Cincinnati bank, Jessica Faris had been practicing family law.

 As the national sales manager at BMO, Melissa Garcia is responsible for directing national sales efforts of more than 1,000 retail branches.

Vivian Kim, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Korea in 1990, was a litigator before joining Hanmi as a corporate counsel.