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.
When Maria Tedesco joined Santander Bank as its head of retail banking in April 2014, customer attrition was high and the bank was losing deposit share. Tedesco was hired away from rival Citizens Financial to reverse these trends and position Santander as the regional bank of choice in all of its key markets.
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TIAA-CREF's unit that provides financial advice to individuals has more than doubled in size since Kathie Andrade took the helm in 2011.
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Dawn Fitzpatrick overcame a childhood speech impediment to become one of the few women to run a major hedge fund, not to mention a fixture on financial news shows.
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Louise Kelly devised the unusual business model for EnerBank USA and had to fight to put it into practice. Selling her idea to CMS Energy proved to be pivotal.
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In a career filled with difficult assignments, Jane Fraser tackles perhaps her biggest challenge yet as Citigroup's CEO of Latin America.
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Kathy Rogers, a 27-year veteran of U.S. Bancorp, is now a member of its management committee following her January promotion to CFO.
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