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.
Bertha Garza, who has used her role at IBC Bank in Brownsville, Texas, to help spread financial literacy, was given American Banker's Community Impact Award, presented for the first time at our annual gala celebrating the industry's most powerful women.
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When women reject or reframe career-limiting assumptions, they are able to get ahead at their jobs without sacrificing having a family.
May 22
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Alice Hensen, president of the Bank of Sun Prairie in Wisconsin, is one of the many bankers who delayed retirement to help their banks survive the financial crisis. She is stepping down now that her bank's troubles are past and hopes it can find some "new blood."
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Beverly Anderson, a veteran banker in charge of Wells Fargo's new credit card push, shares her advice for how banks can pull women and people of color into their senior executive ranks.
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General Motors CEO Mary Barra has been out front and center during the auto manufacturer's massive recalls this year. Most bank chiefs appear less willing to be the public face of a disaster with the notable exception of HSBC USA's Irene Dorner.
April 28
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Work/life balance, and the payments world itself, have something in common they are undergoing radical change, according to women executives in the industry who shared tales about leading both efforts.
April 25
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