The Most Powerful Women in Banking

As general counsel, Friedman brought together her counterparts at 11 other banks to pen an open letter to the global legal community, urging it to be more inclusive and to take bold action to combat racism.

As PNC's head of retail banking, Karen Larrimer oversaw the development of a new service that alerts customers when account balances are in danger of falling below zero.

Under Morais, Ally Bank hit a number of milestones in 2020, including topping the 2 million mark in deposit customers.

The longtime CEO of the the $4.6 billion-asset bank is also president of the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

The bank's head of treasury and payment solutions has built a team made up of nearly 80% women and 30% people of color.