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.
Mary Jo White's exit from the Securities Exchange Commission could make even her critics unhappy (note to Sen. Elizabeth Warren: be careful what you wish for). Former Nasdaq intern Adena Friedman makes her longtime ambition of becoming CEO of the stock exchange a reality, Amy Brady talks about the growing influence of CIOs, and Edith Cooper encourages conversations about race at Goldman Sachs. Also, Annie Leibovitz has taken some new portraits of women that you can check out in a free exhibit.
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Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Wash., landed the first sizeable deal of the New Year with an agreement to buy Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore.
January 10
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Eastern Bank in Boston has hired a former Citi Cards executive to oversee its consumer-lending business.
January 9
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Guaranty Bancorp in Denver has recruited one of its former executives to come back, this time as a director.
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One of the designers who worked on Kasisto's chatbot Kai argues that technologists are perpetuating female stereotypes; SoFi has some unusual ideas about how to get to know its customers better; and Fidelity gives in to the ETF trend. Also, Cathy Engelbert, Barbara Boxer and Megyn Kelly.
January 5
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Wells Fargo's innovation group has appointed Peggy Mangot for the newly created position of senior vice president of its design and delivery leadership team.
January 4
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