The Latest from Women in Banking

As managing partner at Edward Jones, Pennington's in charge of 8 million clients, more than 19,500 financial advisors and $2.1 trillion assets under management.

Knox leads more than 4,500 professionals at Bank of America Private Bank, which generates $3.6 billion in annual revenue and has $640 billion in client balances from high-net-worth individuals, families and institutions. 

Yeshaya leads a team of 3,600 employees managing the financial resources of a firm that has swelled to $1.2 trillion in assets following landmark growth in wealth management.

Under McShane's guidance, Wells Fargo became No. 1 in real estate investment banking for the first time, achieving a market share of 15.2%.

As global head of advisory, Aiyengar directs M&A and also leads the corporate advisory and sustainable solutions and director advisory services lines of business.

The private bank, which Liu leads, is one of three areas of wealth management, which, in turn, is one of five business lines Citi CEO Jane Fraser is focusing on for future growth and profits.

Marrs leads the company's second-largest business by revenue that accounts for about 25% of American Express' total revenue.

On November 1, Cheung is slated to become president and CEO of S&P Global. She is succeeding Doug Peterson, who has been CEO since 2013.

Cohen manages $6.6 trillion in assets, and her team of more than 380 professionals advises more than 120 million investors in 67 countries.

At Goldman, Minnis oversees teams worldwide that advise corporate and sponsor clients on their credit, acquisition and other financial decisions.