The Most Powerful Women in Banking
Honorees gathered at Tiffany's Landmark building in New York City, where American Banker interviewed them about the industry's trajectory and leadership lessons they've learned in their careers.
Castilla has grown her small Oklahoma bank by focusing on low-cost deposit-gathering, with both a classic community-banking strategy and a digital bank aimed at military members and veterans like herself.
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Heitsenrether has been leading the charge on deployment of advanced AI throughout the bank.
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On Beer's radar: AI, quantum computing, concentration risk
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Piepszak kicked off the year stepping into the chief operating officer position, but she's taken herself out of the running for CEO.
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The Most Powerful Women in Banking, No. 3, Marianne Lake, JPMorganChase
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The Oklahoma City native, who joined Truist in early 2024, oversees a mix of businesses including commercial and corporate banking, commercial real estate, investment banking and wealth management.
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