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.
After some modest success pushing companies to add women to boards, State Street is raising the bar; a few key departures have left the world’s central bankers even more male-dominated; and why Caitlin Long went from Wall Street to Wyoming.
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The Federal Reserve is facing a backlash over its lack of diversity in key positions after it emerged this weekend that John Williams, the current president of the San Francisco regional branch, is a front-runner to succeed William Dudley as head of the powerful New York Fed.
March 26
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Luckily for Amazon, the OCC is no longer “the angry dad on the porch with a shotgun," trying to keep tech companies from hooking up with banks. JPMorgan Chase’s Amber Baldet can pack a room for a lesson on blockchains. And it is the end of catcalls in France.
March 23
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Berkery will be succeeded by Michael Blum as the chairman of UBS Bank USA. A Merrill Lynch alum, Berkery was part of the turnaround team at UBS' wealth management unit, and during her tenure, the lending book at its bank more than doubled in size.
March 21
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Rebeca Romero Rainey, while known as compassionate banker and less of a firebrand than her predecessor at the trade group, will take firm stands for small banks on reg relief, innovation and fair play, say those who know her.
March 21
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Directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said they had narrowed their search for the bank's next president to a "handful of final candidates," without naming any of those still in the running or the timetable for announcing their selection.
March 16
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