The Latest from Women in Banking

In 1973 when Kathleen Walsh Carr was trying to figure out what path to take in the banking industry, her mother gave her some advice she never forgot: "Go where the money is."

One of the highest-ranking women in risk management, Fifth Third's Mary Tuuk is as determined to balance risk and reward professionally as she is in her personal life.

Sylvia Reynolds was raised by a widow who was a teller in the 1960s and rose to become a bank operations manager.

Growing East West Bancorp has been an endless addiction for Julia Gouw. Even when she attempted retirement in late 2008, Gouw would show up at least once a week.

Sheila Schauer Mathews faced two major battles over the past few years: the financial crisis and breast cancer.

For Carrie Tolstedt, nimble management is far more than a flourish — it's central to how she runs the country's largest branch network.

Tearing down borders comes naturally to Deanna Oppenheimer, Barclays' chief executive of U.K. Retail Banking.

In six years, BNY Mellon's Karen Peetz has helped grow the women's professional development program she chairs to impressive heights.

Sallie Krawcheck used her break from banking in 2008 to analyze where she wanted to work. "I kept asking myself, 'What are the winning businesses going to look like?'."

Pamela Joseph looks forward to the quarterly meeting of her innovation group, the managers responsible for developing U.S. Bancorp's next wave of cool payments products.