The Most Powerful Women in Banking

In her role as head of virtual channels at Citizens Financial Group, Beth Johnson is relentlessly focused on making banking simpler for consumers.

Sandy Pierce wanted to better understand how to help colleagues further their careers, so she came up with four questions that are now used in talent reviews at the $108 billion-asset Huntington.

Amy Brady, KeyCorp's chief information officer, is keen to spread the word to potential employees about tech opportunities in Cleveland.

The company founded by her grandfather remains committed to actively managing money for longtime clients, but under Johnson, Fidelity Investments is also aggressively going after younger investors who favor simple and affordable options.

The retirement and investment group Grace runs for Aon is the global firm's second-largest business unit, wit more than $150 billion of assets under management.