The Latest from Women in Banking

Rebecca Patterson worked as a journalist before starting a career in finance, and her communication skills have contributed mightily to her success.

When talking about the business she's been building for the last decade, Katia Bouazza sounds like a proud parent.

This is a big year for Joyce Chang. At J.P. Morgan's corporate and investment bank, she's gone from overseeing about 280 employees as global head of fixed income research to supervising about 950 employees as the global head of research.

Julie Caperton, Wells Fargo's securitization chief, has taken on a lot of new responsibilities.

When Diane Schumaker-Krieg speaks about advancing women in the business world — as she frequently does — she often mentions her 10 practical career tips. No. 5 on the list is "be confident."

A Yale music major who trained at Julliard, Elinor Hoover once dreamed she would "set the world on fire with my piano playing." Instead, she's rocking boardrooms.

In an uneven year for JPMorgan Chase, Liz Myers shined. Her global equity capital markets unit completed 469 deals in 2013 and generated $1.5 billion in fees — an increase of 46% over 2012.

In her formative years, Suni Harford wanted to teach high school physics. She still occasionally mulls a second career in the classroom.

British taxpayers — and anyone who finds bank bailouts distasteful — should probably thank Caroline Silver for her work last year.

After a 20-year career at the World Bank, Beschloss is now president and CEO of the Rock Creek Group, a global advisory and asset manager, previously called Carlyle Asset Management Group.