The Most Powerful Women in Banking
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.
In her formative years, Suni Harford wanted to teach high school physics. She still occasionally mulls a second career in the classroom.
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After FirstMerit bought Citizens Republic Bancorp last year, adding branches in Michigan and Wisconsin and nearly doubling the bank's headcount to over 5,000, Sandy Pierce helped lead an effort to hold sit-down meetings with employees across the entire region.
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Beth Mooney cares more about her legacy than she does about being the first female CEO at a top 20 U.S.-based bank. One of her primary goals is to make sure KeyCorp always does right by its customers.
September 22 - WIB PH
"Most powerful" and "low profile" are descriptors that rarely go together, but both describe Abigail Johnson well.
September 22 - WIB PH
Long known as one of the most powerful women on Wall Street, Ruth Porat has shown leadership lately on issues facing women in corporate America.
September 22 - WIB PH
Barbara Byrne is giving the term "portfolio diversification" a whole new meaning.
September 22
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