Recognizing the Leaders Defining the Future of Financial Services
The Most Powerful Women in Banking
American Banker recognizes women whose leadership is driving strong performance, transformation and long-term impact across their organizations. Quantitative data such as year-over-year 2025 and Q1 2026 financial performance, or similar metrics for roles without P&L responsibility, are considered to determine rank. Women must be in their role for a minimum of one year to be eligible for the Banking ranking.
The Most Powerful Women in Finance
American Banker recognizes women whose leadership is shaping performance, strategy and growth across the broader financial services sector. Quantitative data such as year-over-year 2025 and Q1 2026 financial performance, or similar metrics for roles without P&L responsibility, are considered to determine rank. Women must be in their role for a minimum of one year to be eligible for the Finance ranking.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking’s Women to Watch
American Banker recognizes rising leaders who are taking on greater responsibility and making a growing impact within their organizations and across financial services. Quantitative data such as year-over-year 2025 and Q1 2026 financial performance, or similar metrics for roles without P&L responsibility, are considered to determine rank.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking's Top Teams
Each year, American Banker recognizes five teams that embody the spirit of collaboration and demonstrate how teamwork can drive meaningful business, operational and enterprise impact. Banks are evaluated on several quantitative and qualitative factors, including the innovative nature of what the team developed, the resulting business, operational or enterprise outcomes generated by the team, and the total number of women involved.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT
The Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT recognizes rising stars who are making growing contributions to their companies’ financial performance, technology innovation and product development, while demonstrating the leadership capabilities needed to take on their next role.
The Most Powerful Women in Banking's Lifetime Achievement Award
This year, American Banker is pleased to recognize Amy Brady, the former CIO of KeyBank, for a career marked by strategic, technological influence and notable business and operational performance that have moved the companies for which she worked forward in the evolving world of banking and finance.