Zewditu Tizu Menelik has spent her career in the center of some of the banking industry’s biggest recent challenges. Now as many banks retrench, Menelik is making a different bet, growing and restructuring Huntington Bancshares’ corporate, specialty and government banking segment.

Menelik was tapped to lead corporate, specialty and government banking at Huntington in October 2022, coming over from Fifth Third where she was the group head of diversified industries and international corporate banking. At Huntington, she has recruited away a specialized mortgage solutions team from Flagstar Bank, added financial services focused on federally recognized Native American tribes, and started a national deposits group.

When markets swooned in April, 2025, NYSE Group President Lynn Martin was ready. Years of investment in cutting-edge technologies and processes had prepared the world’s largest exchange to weather the volatility and surging trading volumes wrought by tariff concerns. 

In a CNBC op-ed, she reassured investors that the “beating heart of the global financial system” had met the challenge, handling more than 1 trillion messages on two separate days with a median processing time of 30 microseconds.

“I felt it was my responsibility to remind people that the NYSE has been around 233 years. We’ve survived wars, pandemics and geopolitical uncertainty, so don’t panic,” she explained now. “We’re quite proud that our financial markets showed their resilience and strength during that time.”

Yie-Hsin Hung entered the financial services sector after earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard University. Her first stop after college: investment banking.

Although she enjoyed “the fast-paced environment and the opportunity to work on complex, high-stakes transactions” in investment banking, Hung eventually desired work that was “more enduring and purpose-driven.” She found work as the CEO of New York Life Investments from 2015 to 2022 and today as president and CEO of State Street Investment Management, formerly State Street Global Advisors. She’s been head of the world’s fourth largest investment management firm since 2022.

In her eight-year tenure as Nasdaq CEO, Adena Friedman has led a massive transformation of the iconic stock exchange into a global financial services technology powerhouse. Nasdaq has diversified beyond its core listings and index business into a business partner for banking and capital markets, expanding its reach into treasury, risk and compliance management and regulatory reporting. 

Anchored by a $10.5 billion acquisition of software giant Adenza in 2023, Nasdaq under Friedman’s leadership has most recently built a suite of compliance and anti-financial crime services used by most globally systemic institutions through AI-driven models for areas such as AML due diligence or sanctions assessments.

Jodi Richard is vice chair and chief risk officer of U.S. Bancorp, a well-respected financial services holding company with  businesses across the United States, Canada and Europe. U.S. Bancorp is headquartered in Minneapolis and is the parent  company of U.S. Bank, which is the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. U.S. Bancorp is also the parent  company of Elavon, a leader in the payment processing industry. Jodi oversees all aspects of the company’s risk  management activities, including operational risk, fraud risk, credit risk, market risk, model risk, compliance, AML/BSA,  independent risk review and regulatory services. She became vice chair and chief risk officer in 2018 and is a member of  the company’s Managing Committee, the highest-ranking executives within the organization.  

Jodi’s financial career spans nearly 30 years. She joined U.S. Bancorp in 2014 as executive vice president and chief  operational risk officer, managing the company’s operational risk management activities.  

Before joining U.S. Bancorp, Jodi was executive vice president and head of operational risk and internal control for HSBC  North America. She was there for 11 years, serving in enterprise risk roles including head of risk governance and  administration and director of regulatory compliance.  

Jodi also spent 12 years at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where she served as national bank  examiner, specializing in retail credit and credit card bank supervision. Between two periods with the OCC, she was chief  compliance officer for Sears National Bank. 

Jodi serves on the boards of Fairview Health Services, Junior Achievement USA and the ProSight Financial  Association/Risk Management Association. She is a frequent speaker at risk industry events. 

Jodi is a graduate of the Leading Women’s Executive program. She was named to American Banker’s Most Powerful to  Watch list in 2025 and to its Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance in 2024. She was part of American Banker’s  Most Powerful Women in Banking Top Team Award in 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2022 and was recognized in 2021  

for outstanding achievements. She was named Best Technology Executive in 2017 by Waters Technology. In 2017, U.S.  Bank was named Operational Risk Bank of the Year by Risk.net. 

Jodi holds a bachelor of arts degree in finance from the University of Northern Iowa.

Amy Brady is a distinguished technology and operations executive who played a pivotal role in modernizing KeyBank, where she served as Chief Information Officer from March 2012- March 2026. During her tenure, Brady led KeyBank’s Technology, Operations and Services organization, overseeing more than 4,500 employees and contractors responsible for delivering innovation across digital banking, payments, servicing, and enterprise technology platforms.

 Brady also managed a multibillion-dollar technology and operations budget, balancing disciplined cost management with strategic investments in innovation. Under her leadership, KeyBank enhanced its digital banking capabilities, accelerated automation initiatives, modernized payments infrastructure, and strengthened the technology foundation needed to meet evolving client expectations and drive long-term growth.

A recognized leader in the financial services industry, Brady was consistently honored by American Banker for her contributions to banking and technology. She is particularly known for building high-performing, resilient teams and cultivating a culture focused on employee engagement, professional development, and innovation. Her leadership helped KeyBank achieve industry-leading retention levels in a highly competitive technology talent market.

Brady joined KeyBank in 2012 after a 25-year career at Bank of America, where she held a series of senior leadership roles, culminating as Chief Information Officer for enterprise technology and operations. In that role, she supported critical business functions, including finance, risk management, human resources, and marketing.

Beyond her executive responsibilities, Brady is an influential voice on technology, governance, and transformation. She serves on the Board of Directors of DuPont and is a member of its Audit and Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability Committees. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University, serves on the Executive Committee of the Bank Policy Institute’s Technology Division (BITS), and chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee of Playhouse Square.