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.

The focus in corporate banking is more emphatically on the word "global" since Anne Clarke Wolff became head of the unit in 2011.

September 22
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    Few banking executives in the country have as much on their plates these days as Marianne Lake.

    September 22
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    The mentoring program Pamela Joseph started in 2010 for leaders in U.S. Bancorp's payment services division has yielded some crucial insights.

    September 22
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    Motivation isn't a problem for Carrie Tolstedt. "As I go to my office each day, I pass by a stagecoach in our lobby" — a powerful reminder, she says, of Wells Fargo's stability, based on a century and a half of zeroing in on what people want from a bank.

    September 22
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    In more ways than one, "diversity" has been a watchword in Avid Modjtabai's career.

    September 22
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    To say Cathy Bessant has a big job would be an understatement. She leads a business unit comparable in size and budget to some of the largest corporations in the country, and her responsibilities grew further in April when the unit absorbed Bank of America's consumer and mortgage-servicing operations.

    September 22

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