The Most Powerful Women in Banking

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Honorees gathered at Tiffany's Landmark building in New York City, where American Banker interviewed them about the industry's trajectory and leadership lessons they've learned in their careers.

Sandie O'Connor role managing JPMorgan Chase's relationships with regulators has taken on new significance, given the company's involvement in dustups on assorted regulatory fronts, but the drama hasn't prevented O'Connor from addressing more workaday concerns.

September 18
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    Charlotte McLaughlin turned her family demands into a productivity driver at work. That helped get her to a point where she can now help more women scale the ladder.

    September 18
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    If you carved out the Global Technology and Operations division from Bank of America, it would be one of the largest tech organizations in the world. Cathy Bessant leads this far-flung force of nearly 100,000 employees and contractors, overseeing all of the technology BofA uses to serve customers in 35 countries.

    September 18
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    In the evolving payments landscape, no bank is an island. So Diane Reyes is making deeper engagement with critical business partners a primary focus as head of HSBC Payments and Cash Management.

    September 18
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    Strategic collaboration is one of Leslie Godridge's strong suits. An example of this is a meeting she convened last year that was the most in-depth planning session of its kind since the formation of the National Corporate and Institutional Banking unit in 2007, and the results of it continue to play out.

    September 18

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