In the Media

CEO of Legacy Franchises
Citi

Titi has worn multiple different hats in her tenure at Citigroup and is now the most senior African American woman at Citigroup, a testament to all she has accomplished. She established the DEI Council and helped launch DEI and inclusive hiring training goals for 10,000 managers. (source)

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Barbara R. Cottrell
Managing Director of Corporate Compliance
First National Bank, a subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation

With more than 27 years of experience in financial services, Barbara has held roles in consumer compliance, change management, marketing, operations, technology and commercial banking. (source)

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Kristy Fercho
Senior Executive Vice President
Head of Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion & Head of Home Lending
Wells Fargo & Company

Kristy was named chair of the mortgage banker's main trade group, the first Black woman to do so in Wells Fargo’s 109-year history. She also focused on building a diverse and inclusive team throughout 2021. Today, 73% of Fercho's direct reports are from diverse backgrounds. (source)

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Vachon Harper-Young
Head, BMO for Zero Barriers to Business
BMO Harris Bank

Vachon leads BMO's Zero Barriers to Business program, which is focused on removing systemic barriers that have prevented Black and Latinx business owners from achieving success. The program focuses on empowering these communities to thrive.

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Felicia La Forgia
Head of Corporate Banking
U.S. Bank

Felicia is executive vice president and head of Corporate Banking at U.S. Bank, where she leads client activity in all industry, geographic, and government sectors. She is a champion of employee advancement, focusing on the promotion of women in banking and the development of junior talent, and has been recognized by American Banker as part of the U.S. Bank Most Powerful Women in Banking team. (source)

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Marianne Lake
Co-CEO of Consumer & Community Banking
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Marianne Lake is Co-CEO of Consumer & Community Banking (CCB) and a member of the JPMorgan Chase Operating Committee. She is jointly responsible for all of CCB, a business that serves 78 million consumers and more than five million small businesses in the United States. (source)

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Karla Maloof
Head of FIG Americas
Barclays

Karla joined Barclays in 2011 after holding numerous leadership roles for global organizations and recently became Co-Chair of Win Americas. Karla’s own experience as a woman in financial services has informed her passion for change and advancing women in leadership – and inspired her to mentor others. (source)

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Kimberly Moore-Wright
Chief Teammate Officer, Head of Enterprise Diversity
Truist Financial Corporation

In 2021, Kimberly was able to increase the number of ethnically diverse senior leaders by 16%. She played a central role as a company communicator and policymaker during the pandemic. She oversaw the company's "Together Safely" program where Truist worked with health and safety experts to inform employees on return-to-work policies and safety protocols. (source)

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Diane Morais
President, Consumer & Commercial Banking
Ally Bank

Last year, Diane permanently canceled both overdraft and mortgage origination fees for Ally Financial last year, always thinking of ways she can put customers first. She has 2,127 direct and indirect reports. Fifty-seven percent of these people are female; 52% are people of color. (source)

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Christine Morris
Senior Executive Vice President, Transformation, Enablement and Customer Experience
TD Bank

As Enterprise Chair of Women at TD – the Bank's area of focus which aims to empower leadership and inspire change for women across the organization – Christine is an advocate for the support, resources and evolution that women colleagues at TD want to see. (source)

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Stephanie Novosel
Executive, Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking
PNC

Stephanie oversaw PNC’s completion of the acquisition of BBVA's American banking business in June of 2021. She successfully navigated and motivated her team internally to help them not only survive, but thrive amid the great recession. (source)

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Sandra Pierce
Senior Executive Vice President, Private Client Group & Regional Banking Director and Chair of Michigan
Huntington

Under Sandra’s leadership, private banking, vehicle finance and insurance delivered their best performance yet in 2021, bringing in revenue of more than $850 million and pretax, pre-provision income of $600 million. She helped transform how Huntington Bank delivers advisory services. (source)

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Wendy Stewart
President, Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America

Wendy helps middle-market companies in the United States with revenues of US$50 million to US$2 billion across all major industries, the not-for-profit sector and educational institutions prepare for a net zero economy on carbon emissions. In addition to offering forward-looking solutions, Wendy fosters ‘Responsible Growth’ – an ethos guiding each of the bank’s divisions. (source)

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Alicia Stone
Senior Vice President
Key Bank

Alicia leads a team of over 60 IT leaders and has helped revolutionize the digitization process at Key Bank. As a female leader in finance, she has carried forward change despite having only worked in the industry since 2016. (source)

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Yvette Vargas
Head of Development
Citizens

Yvette has described herself as being someone who can create something out of nothing and can operate without structure. Each day at Citizens she champions both herself and the careers of her female colleagues forward. (source)

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