The Most Powerful Women in Banking

A small gesture early in Helga Houston’s banking career has informed her approach to guiding younger bankers on sometimes-delicate matters.

City National Bank in Los Angeles has been growing rapidly since Royal Bank of Canada acquired it in late 2015, and now it's up to Kelly Coffey to keep the momentum going.

As a longtime commercial real estate lender and one of highest-ranking women at Key, Mago has made it her mission to improve female and minority representation at both the bank and in her industry.

Smith's biggest responsibility these days is overseeing the replacement of Zions' core loan and deposit systems — a multi-year effort costing hundreds of millions of dollars — but she's taken great care to ensure that the conversion project is not standing in the way of other tech priorities.

A decade into her role as head of JPMorgan Chase's asset management arm, Erdoes continues to deliver strong results for the nation's largest banking company.