The Most Powerful Women in Finance

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It’s a year of transition in our rankings of the Most Powerful Women in Finance.

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While there are still many familiar names — including JPMorgan Chase’s Mary Callahan Erdoes and PNC’s Charlotte McLaughlin — this year’s list includes eight newcomers from eight different firms. Also Michal Katz is returning to this list in a new role.

Among the newcomers are: JPMorgan Chase’s Anu Aiyengar, William Blair’s Stephanie Braming, AllianceBernstein’s Kate Burke, State Street’s Donna Milrod, Wells Fargo’s Kara McShane, Citigroup’s Christina Mohr, Northern Trust’s Glenda Pedroso and Credit Suisse’s Radhika Venkatraman.

The country’s biggest financial companies are well represented in the rankings. Citigroup leads the way, with four honorees, followed by JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.

Scroll through to see the full list of our 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance.

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Mary Callahan Erdoes

CEO, Asset and Wealth Management, J.P. Morgan
JPMorgan Chase

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Emily Portney

Chief Financial Officer
BNY Mellon

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Nadine Chakar

Head of State Street Global Markets
State Street

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Charlotte McLaughlin

President and CEO, PNC Capital Markets
PNC Financial Services

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Candace Browning

Head of Global Research
Bank of America

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Elif Bilgi Zapparoli

Co-Head of Global Capital Markets, BofA Securities
Bank of America

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Julie Monaco

Global Head of Public Sector Coverage
Citigroup

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Suni Harford

President of UBS Asset Management
UBS

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Donna Milrod

Head of the Global Asset Managers Segment and Global Clients Division
State Street

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Diane Offereins

President of Payment Services
Discover Financial

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Teresa Heitsenrether

Global Head of Securities Services, J.P. Morgan
JPMorgan Chase

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Yie-Hsin Hung

CEO
New York Life Investment Management

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Katy Knox

President
Bank of America Private Bank

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Gunjan Kedia

Vice Chair, Wealth Management and Investment Services
U.S. Bancorp

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Michelle Seitz

Chairman and CEO
Russell Investments

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Kara McShane

Head of Commercial Real Estate
Wells Fargo

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Kate Burke

Chief Operating Officer and Head of Bernstein Private Wealth
AllianceBernstein

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Radhika Venkatraman

Head of Technology, Data and Infrastructure for Investment Banking
Credit Suisse

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Ida Liu

Global Head of Citi Private Bank
Citigroup

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Maria Hackley

Global Co-Head of Industrials, Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory
Citigroup

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Stephanie Braming

Global Head of William Blair Investment Management
William Blair

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Michal Katz

Head of Investment and Corporate Banking
Mizuho Americas


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Anu Aiyengar

Global Co-head of Mergers and Acquisitions, J.P. Morgan
JPMorgan Chase

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Christina Mohr

Vice Chair of Global M&A
Citigroup

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Glenda Pedroso

National Banking Practice Executive for Wealth Management
Northern Trust

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