The Most Powerful Women in Banking

The New York company on Friday promoted Wahida Plummer, who was previously in charge of regulatory matters, to chief risk officer and expanded the role of its chief credit officer.

Shari Van Cleave, head of Wells Fargo Digital Labs, says the bank is experimenting with artificial intelligence and augmented reality to create new ways to present data to customers.

Jelena McWilliams, most recently chief legal officer at Fifth Third, previously served as a Senate GOP aide and an attorney at the Federal Reserve Board.

With all the attention around more women running for office, women's marches, and the #MeToo movement, there is growing demand for investment options that support women too, says Veris' Luisamarie Ruiz Carlile.

Senior executives from Barclays, Bank of America and other big banks urged women to aim high, take chances on challenging jobs and — perhaps most important — provide support to other high-performing female colleagues instead of viewing them as a threat.