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The NEXT Awards recognize the “rising star” professional achievements of women, aged 40 and under, who are rapidly ascending and posting notable performances in the businesses and divisions they are helping to shape.

October 21, 2025
The Glasshouse | New York, NY

The conference is a two-day, high-level gathering where the financial industry’s most influential executives and innovators come together to share strategies, exchange insights, and strengthen leadership capabilities. Past and present honorees from American Banker’s iconic rankings join other top voices to deliver actionable perspectives that inspire progress and sharpen competitive advantage.

October 21-22, 2025
The Glasshouse | New York, NY

Now in its 23rd year, The GALA pays tribute to the top-performing, most influential financial executives whose leadership has had a profound impact on customers, businesses, employees and the communities and markets they serve.

October 23, 2025
The Glasshouse | New York, NY

The Most Powerful Women in Banking & Finance

An interactive history of leadership 23 years in the making

The Most Powerful Women in Banking Honorees

American Banker uses quantifiable and qualitative metrics to score each eligible candidate for The Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance rankings: size and scope of role; innovation and/or product development; P&L or functional area performance data; influence within her institution, the industry, communities served and government or regulatory initiatives.

Ready to see who’s among the most powerful in the financial industry in 2025? Learn who made the cut on these dates.

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The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Jane Fraser
1
Jane Fraser
CEO
Citi
Jennifer Piepszak
2
Jennifer Piepszak
COO
JPMorgan Chase
Marianne Lake
3
Marianne Lake
CEO of Consumer and Community Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Gunjan Kedia
4
Gunjan Kedia
President
U.S. Bancorp
Lori Beer
5
Lori Beer
Global CIO
JPMorgan Chase
Wendy Stewart
6
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Holly O’Neill
7
Holly O'Neill
President of Retail Banking
Bank of America
Teresa Heitsenrether
8
Teresa Heitsenrether
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
JPMorgan Chase

The Most Powerful Women in Finance

Mary Callahan Erdoes
1
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorgan Chase
Yie-Hsin Hung
2
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Abigail Johnson
3
Abigail Johnson
Chairman and CEO
Fidelity Investments
Penny Pennington
4
Penny Pennington
Managing Partner
Edward Jones
Thasunda Brown Duckett
5
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Adena Friedman
6
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Katy Knox
7
Katy Knox
President, Bank of America Private Bank
Bank of America
Lindsay Hans
8
Lindsay Hans
President, Co-Head of Merrill Wealth Management
Bank of America

The Most Powerful Women to Watch

Sharon Miller
1
Sharon Miller
President, Co-Head of Business Banking
Bank of America
Lisa Oliver
2
Lisa Oliver
Chair of the Board, President and CEO
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Jennifer Smith
3
Jennifer Smith
EVP, Chief Technology and Operations Officer
Zions Bancorp.
Jodi Richard
4
Jodi Richard
Vice Chair and Chief Risk Officer
U.S. Bank
Christiana Riley
5
Christiana Riley
CEO and President of Santander US
Santander
Tracy Kerrins
6
Tracy Kerrins
Head of Consumer Technology and Generative AI
Wells Fargo
Debbra Schoneman
7
Debbra Schoneman
President
Piper Sandler
Deborah Guild
8
Deborah Guild
Head of Technology
PNC Bank

The Most Powerful Women in Banking's Top Teams

Ally Bank
1
Ally Bank
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
Hanmi Bank
3
Hanmi Bank
U.S. Bank
4
U.S. Bank
Wilmington Trust
5
Wilmington Trust

The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT

Anne-Victoire Auriault
1
Anne-Victoire Auriault
Partner, Equities Trading
Goldman Sachs
Christine Ferris
2
Christine Ferris
MD, Head of Securitized Products
SMBC Nikko Securities America
Carmen Chan
3
Carmen Chan
MD on the Internet Investment Banking Team
Barclays
Cindy Balint
4
Cindy Balint
Executive Director, Consumer Credit Operations
Ally
Tessa Naroditsky
5
Tessa Naroditsky
SVP, Director of Payments Strategy
Comerica Bank
Lindsay Levine
6
Lindsay Levine
MD – Co-Head of Cross Channel Sales-Trading
BNP Paribas
Jessica Rohrkemper
7
Jessica Rorhkemper
SVP. Director Treasury Management/Commercial Payments Support Services
Fifth Third
Wenni Wu
8
Wenni Wu
CGO
Piermont Bank

The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Jane Fraser
1
Jane Fraser
CEO
Citi
Marianne Lake
2
Marianne Lake
CEO of Consumer and Community Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Jennifer Piepszak
3
Jennifer Piepszak
COO
JPMorgan Chase
Gunjan Kedia
4
Gunjan Kedia
President
U.S. Bancorp
Holly O’Neill
5
Holly O'Neill
President of Retail Banking
Bank of America
Wendy Stewart
6
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Stacey Friedman
7
Stacey Friedman
EVP and General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase
Kate Danella
8
Kate Danella
Head of the Consumer Banking Group
Regions Bank

The Most Powerful Women in Finance

Mary Callahan Erdoes
1
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorgan Chase
Abigail Johnson
2
Abigail Johnson
Chairman and CEO
Fidelity Investments
Thasunda Brown Duckett
3
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Jenny Johnson
4
Jenny Johnson
President and CEO
Franklin Templeton
Adena Friedman
5
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Yie-Hsin Hung
6
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Lindsay Hans
7
Lindsay Hans
President, Co-Head of Merrill Wealth Management
Bank of America
Emily Portney
8
Emily Portney
Global Head of Asset Servicing
BNY

The Most Powerful Women to Watch

Hope Holding Bryant
1
Hope Holding Bryant
Vice Chair
First Citizens
Melissa Stevens
2
Melissa Stevens
CMO, Head of Corporate Communications & Enterprise Workplace Services
Fifth Third Bank
Florence Pourchet
3
Florence Pourchet
CEO of Corporate & Institutional Banking, Latin America
BNP Paribas
Meghan Graper
4
Meghan Graper
Managing Director & Global Head of Debt Capital Markets
Barclays
Barbara Mariniello
5
Barbara Mariniello
Global Co-Head of Debt Capital Markets
Barclays
Lori Heinel
6
Lori Heinel
Global Chief Investment Officer
State Street Global Advisors
Ann Fogarty
7
Ann Fogarty
Head of Global Delivery and COO of Investment Services
State Street
Cassandra McKinney
8
Cassandra McKinney
EVP and Executive Director of the Retail Bank
Comerica Bank

The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT

Shayna Arrington
1
Shayna Arrington
Chief Risk Officer
Servbank
Amy Bartlett
2
Amy Bartlett
Managing Director, Head of Global Markets, Corporate Banking
BMO
Jillian Chuck
3
Jillian Chuck
SVP, Director of Commercial Deposits, Revenue and Liquidity
Comerica
Megan Comfort
4
Megan Comfort
EVP, Small Business Manager
Nevada State Bank
Denise Davis
5
Denise Davis
SVP, Managing Director
PNC Bank
Amanda Deckelman
6
Amanda Deckelman
Managing Director, Head of Global Short Rates Sales
Bank of America
Layna Dupuis
7
Layna Dupuis
SVP, Director of Retail Banking
First United Bank
Natalie Flanders
8
Natalie Flanders
SVP, Investor Relations Officer
First Horizon Bank

The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Jane Fraser
1
Jane Fraser
CEO
Citi
Marianne Lake
2
Marianne Lake
CEO of Consumer and Community Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Jennifer Piepszak
3
Jennifer Piepszak
COO
JPMorgan Chase
Holly O’Neill
4
Holly O'Neill
President of Retail Banking
Bank of America
Wendy Stewart
5
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Stacey Friedman
6
Stacey Friedman
EVP and General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase
Diane Morais
7
Diane Morais
President, Consumer and Commercial Banking
Ally Bank
Kelly Coffey
8
Kelly Coffey
CEO
City National Bank

The Most Powerful Women in Finance

Mary Callahan Erdoes
1
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorgan Chase
Abigail Johnson
2
Abigail Johnson
Chairman and CEO
Fidelity Investments
Thasunda Brown Duckett
3
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Jenny Johnson
4
Jenny Johnson
President and CEO
Franklin Templeton
Adena Friedman
5
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Suni Harford
6
Suni Harford
President of UBS Asset Management
UBS AG
Yie-Hsin Hung
6
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Donna Milrod
7
Donna Milrod
EVP and Chief Product Officer
State Street

The Most Powerful Women to Watch

Tasnim Ghiawadwala
1
Tasnim Ghiawadwala
Global Head of Commercial Bank
Citi
Lori Heinel
2
Lori Heinel
Global Chief Investment Officer
State Street Global Advisors
Aarthi Murali
3
Aarthi Murali
Chief Customer Experience Officer
M&T Bank
Angela Mago
4
Angela Mago
President, Key Commercial Bank and KeyBank Real Estate Capital
KeyBank
Ann Fogarty
5
Ann Fogarty
Head of Global Delivery and COO of Investment Services
State Street
Hope Dmuchowski
6
Hope Dmuchowski
SEVP, Chief Financial Officer
First Horizon
Cassandra McKinney
7
Cassandra McKinney
EVP and Executive Director of the Retail Bank
Comerica Bank
Kavita Mahtani
8
Kavita Mahtani
Chief Financial Officer, Americas
HSBC North America Holdings

The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT

Jennifer Auerbach-Rodriguez
1
Jennifer Auerbach-Rodriguez
Managing Director, Head of Acquisition, Strategic Growth and Retention
Merrill Wealth Management, Bank of America
Michaela Diverio
2
Michaela Diverio
Managing Director, Head of Consumer Retail Equity Capital Markets
Barclays
Melissa Garcia
4
Melissa Garcia
Managing Director, National Sales Manager, U.S. Personal and Business Banking
BMO
Vivian Kim
5
Vivian Kim
Chief People Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Hanmi Bank
Erin Komorowski
6
Erin Komorowski
Director of ESG and Sustainability
M&T Bank
Kimberlene Matthews
7
Kimberlene Matthews
Asset Liability Director
PNC Bank
Hilary Nelson
8
Hilary Nelson
SVP, Director of Operations and Compliance
Lexicon Bank
 Victoria O’Brien
9
Victoria O’Brien
SVP, Head of Equity Acquisitions KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment
KeyBank

Meet The Most Powerful Women in Banking's
2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Julie Monaco

Former Managing Director, Global Head of Public Sector Banking
Citi
Julie Monaco

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