Women in Banking

'Our time to turn power into legend is right now': BofA's Bessant

10/05/18

Cathy Bessant, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Bank of America and American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking, quoted Steve Nicks in saying women can be both ladies and legends.

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'Every day, I feel especially grateful to be alive': UBS' Rosemary Berkery

10/05/18

The UBS executive discusses how a sudden, life-threatening illness changed her outlook on life and business.

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'Seize the opportunity': Barclay's Barbara Byrne on demanding change

10/05/18

Barbara Byrne, a lifetime achievement Women in Banking award winner, says the pace of adding diversity to bank boards must increase quickly.

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'We got this': Mary Mack on how Wells Fargo is rebuilding trust

10/04/18

Mack, Wells Fargo's head of consumer banking, shares the story of the listening tour she went on and the bank's path forward.

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2018 Most Powerful Women in Banking cocktails

10/04/18

The 2018 Most Powerful Women in Banking festivities kicked off Wednesday night with cocktails and conversation at the Alley Cat Amateur Theater in New York's Financial District.

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Lifetime Achievement: UBS’ Rosemary Berkery

10/04/18

The former banking lawyer, who went on to run major business lines at Merrill Lynch and UBS, will be honored Thursday at American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking gala.

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How increasing the minimum wage helps women in banking

10/04/18

Currently, the vast majority of bank tellers are female and most don’t earn a living wage.

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Anne Walker: Thriving at BofA by simplifying the complicated

10/04/18

The 22-year Bank of America vet loves digging into the company's financials and finding ways to simplify cumbersome processes. “The work is demanding. It can be deeply analytical in that you have to take the complex and make it simple.”

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Fifth Third shooting survivor: ‘Every day has been better than the last’

10/03/18

Whitney Austin is still recovering after being shot 12 times by the man who killed three people in the Cincinnati bank’s headquarters branch last month. The digital product manager has a new cause, has formed a foundation and is rethinking working life as she prepares to return to the bank.

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Lifetime achievement: Barclays’ Barbara Byrne

10/03/18

For her trailblazing career on Wall Street, Byrne will be honored on Thursday at American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking gala in New York.

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