A Night to Celebrate Leadership, Impact, and Achievement
October 22, 2026 | American Museum of Natural History | NYC
They've Changed the Business. Now Join the Community in Celebrating Them.
American Banker’s THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BANKING™ program has recognized the industry’s most exceptional and influential leaders. These are the pioneers and change-makers forging the future of financial services. This year, the invite-only gala will bring past and present honorees together in person at The American Museum of Natural History in NYC.
Our Community
Things are changing. Our industry is becoming more inclusive, and it’s a good thing. And we need to push for more of that.”
Julie Thurlow
President and CEO
Reading Cooperative Bank
THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BANKING™ Honorees
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The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Jane Fraser
Chair and CEO
Citi
Gunjan Kedia
CEO
U.S Bancorp
Marianne Lake
CEO, Consumer & Community Banking
JPMorganChase
Jennifer Piepszak
Chief Operating Officer
JPMorganChase
Lori Beer
Global Chief Information Officer
JPMorganChase
Holly O'Neill
President of Consumer, Retail and Preferred
Bank of America
Pam Habner
Head of U.S. Consumer Cards
Citi
Hope Holding Bryant
Vice Chairwoman
First Citizens Bank
The Most Powerful Women in Finance
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorganChase
Abigail Johnson
CEO
Fidelity Investments
Jenny Johnson
CEO
Franklin Templeton
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Penny Pennington
Managing Partner
Edward Jones
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Kim Posnett
Global Co-Head of Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs
The Most Powerful Women to Watch
Christiana Riley
President and CEO
Santander U.S.
Sharon Miller
President, Business Banking
Bank of America
Cynthia Lo Bessette
Head of Digital Asset Management
Fidelity Investments
Lindsay Sacknoff
President, Consumer Banking
Ally Financial
Sandy Kaul
Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Assets & Innovation
Franklin Templeton
Jo Jagadish
Head of Digital Banking, Payments & Contact Centers
TD Bank, U.S.
Debopama Sen
Head of Payments, Services
Citi
Ryan Rugg
Global Head of Blockchain Strategy & DLT Implementation, Services
Citi
The Most Powerful Women in Banking's Top Teams
HSBC
Sound Community Bank
BNP Paribas
Mizuho Americas
Fifth Third Bank
The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Jane Fraser
Chair and CEO
Citi
Jennifer Piepszak
Chief Operating Officer
JPMorganChase
Marianne Lake
CEO, Consumer & Community Banking
JPMorganChase
Gunjan Kedia
CEO
U.S Bancorp
Lori Beer
Global Chief Information Officer
JPMorganChase
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Holly O'Neill
President of Consumer, Retail and Preferred
Bank of America
Teresa Heitsenrether
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
JPMorganChase
The Most Powerful Women in Finance
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorganChase
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Abigail Johnson
CEO
Fidelity Investments
Penny Pennington
Managing Partner
Edward Jones
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Katy Knox
President, Bank of America Private Bank
Bank of America
Lindsay Hans
President, Co-Head of Merrill Wealth Management
Bank of America, Merrill Wealth Management
The Most Powerful Women to Watch
Sharon Miller
President, Business Banking
Bank of America
Lisa Oliver
Chair of the Board, President and CEO
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Jennifer Smith
EVP, Chief Technology and Operations Officer
Zions Bancorp.
Jodi Richard
Vice Chair, Chief Risk Officer
U.S. Bank
Christiana Riley
President and CEO
Santander U.S.
Tracy Kerrins
Head of Consumer Technology and Generative AI
Wells Fargo
Debbra Schoneman
President
Piper Sandler
Deborah Guild
Head of Technology
PNC Bank
The Most Powerful Women in Banking's Top Teams
Ally Bank
Bank of America
Hanmi Bank
U.S. Bank
Wilmington Trust
The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Jane Fraser
Chair and CEO
Citi
Marianne Lake
CEO, Consumer & Community Banking
JPMorganChase
Jennifer Piepszak
Chief Operating Officer
JPMorganChase
Gunjan Kedia
CEO
U.S Bancorp
Holly O'Neill
President of Consumer, Retail and Preferred
Bank of America
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Stacey Friedman
EVP and General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase
Kate Danella
Head of Consumer Banking Group
Regions Financial
The Most Powerful Women in Finance
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorganChase
Abigail Johnson
CEO
Fidelity Investments
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Jenny Johnson
CEO
Franklin Templeton
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Lindsay Hans
President, Co-Head of Merrill Wealth Management
Bank of America, Merrill Wealth Management
Emily Portney
Global Head of Asset Servicing
BNY
The Most Powerful Women to Watch
Hope Holding Bryant
Vice Chairwoman
First Citizens Bank
Melissa Stevens
CMO, Head of Corporate Communications & Enterprise Workplace Services
Fifth Third Bank
Florence Pourchet
CEO of Corporate & Institutional Banking, Latin America
BNP Paribas
Meghan Graper
Managing Director & Global Head of Debt Capital Markets
Barclays
Barbara Mariniello
Global Co-Head of Debt Capital Markets
Barclays
Lori Heinel
Global Chief Investment Officer
State Street Global Advisors
Ann Fogarty
EVP, Chief Operating Officer of Investment Services and Head of Global Delivery
State Street
Cassandra McKinney
EVP and Executive Director of the Retail Bank
Comerica Bank
The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Jane Fraser
Chair and CEO
Citi
Marianne Lake
CEO, Consumer & Community Banking
JPMorganChase
Jennifer Piepszak
Chief Operating Officer
JPMorganChase
Holly O'Neill
President of Consumer, Retail and Preferred
Bank of America
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Stacey Friedman
EVP and General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase
Diane Morais
Former President, Consumer and Commercial Banking
Ally
Kelly Coffey
CEO
City National Bank
The Most Powerful Women in Finance
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, Asset and Wealth Management
JPMorganChase
Abigail Johnson
CEO
Fidelity Investments
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President and CEO
TIAA
Jenny Johnson
CEO
Franklin Templeton
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO
Nasdaq
Suni Harford
President of UBS Asset Management
UBS AG
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and CEO
State Street Investment Management
Donna Milrod
EVP, Chief Product Officer
State Street
The Most Powerful Women to Watch
Tasnim Ghiawadwala
Global Head of Commercial Banking
Citi
Lori Heinel
Global Chief Investment Officer
State Street Global Advisors
Aarthi Murali
Chief Customer Experience Officer
M&T Bank
Angela Mago
President, Key Commercial Bank and KeyBank Real Estate Capital
KeyBank
Ann Fogarty
EVP, Chief Operating Officer of Investment Services and Head of Global Delivery
State Street
Hope Dmuchowski
Senior EVP, Chief Financial Officer
First Horizon Corporation
Cassandra McKinney
EVP and Executive Director of the Retail Bank
Comerica Bank
Kavita Mahtani
Chief Financial Officer, Americas
HSBC North America Holdings