100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance
2025
Barron's sixth annual list of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance honors women who have achieved leadership positions in the world of finance and are helping to shape its future. Our list, chosen by a panel of Barron's writers and editors, is based on external and internal nominations, and includes executives at major U.S. companies, investment managers and securities analysts, and public servants and policy makers. All are based in the U.S.
See the list below and use the "New in 2025" filter to read profiles of women who are new to the list this year. Use the "Archive" dropdown to read profiles from previous years.
See the list below and use the "New in 2025" filter to read profiles of women who are new to the list this year. Use the "Archive" dropdown to read profiles from previous years.
Anu Aiyengar
Global Head, Mergers & Acquisitions, J.P. Morgan
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
Founder, CEO, RockCreek Group
Michelle Bowman
Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
Lori Calvasina
Head of U.S. Equity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Joyce Chang
Chair of Global Research, J.P. Morgan
Abby Joseph Cohen
Professor of Business, Columbia Graduate School of Business
Samara Epstein Cohen
Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Investments, BlackRock
Helima Croft
Head of Global Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Mary C. Daly
President, CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Sonal Desai
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Franklin Templeton
Sara Devereux
Principal, Global Head of Fixed Income Group, Vanguard
Stephanie Drescher
Partner, Chief Client and Product Development Officer, Apollo Global Management
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President, CEO, TIAA
Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management
Meena Flynn
Co-Head, Global Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs Group
Robin Foley
Head of Fixed Income, Fidelity Investments
Jane Fraser
CEO, Citigroup
Adena Friedman
Chair, CEO, Nasdaq
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Kourtney Gibson
CEO, Retirement Solutions, TIAA
Tricia Griffith
CEO, Progressive
Lindsay Hans
President, Co-Head, Merrill Wealth Management
Mellody Hobson
President, Co-CEO, Ariel Investments
Pam Holding
Co-Head, Equity, Fidelity Investments
Amy Hood
CFO, Microsoft
Katy Huberty
Global Director of Research, Morgan Stanley
Yie-Hsin Hung
President, CEO, State Street Global Advisors
Jean Hynes
CEO, Wellington Management
Janel Jackson
Principal, Head of Bank and Institutional, Financial Advisor Services, Vanguard
Abigail Johnson
Chairman, CEO, Fidelity Investments
Jennifer Johnson
President, CEO, Franklin Resources
Jody Jonsson
Vice Chair, Capital Group; President, Capital Research and Management, Capital Group
Karen Karniol-Tambour
Co-CIO, Bridgewater Associates
Sarah Ketterer
CEO, Causeway Capital Management
Katie Koch
President, CEO, TCW Group
Colette Kress
CFO, Nvidia
Adriana Kugler
Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
Marianne Lake
CEO, Consumer and Community Banking, JPMorgan Chase
Annie Lamont
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Ji-Yeun Lee
Managing Partner, PJT Partners
Ros L'Esperance
Executive Vice Chair, Investment Bank, UBS
Susan Li
CFO, Meta Platforms
Lorie Logan
President, CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Saira Malik
Head of Equities & Fixed Income, CIO, Nuveen
Solita Marcelli
Chief Investment Officer, Americas, UBS Global Wealth Management
Cathy Marcus
Co-CEO, Global Chief Operating Officer, PGIM Real Estate
Anna Marrs
Group President, Global Merchant & Network Services, American Express
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
Kathleen McCarthy
Global Co-Head of Real Estate, Blackstone
Mary McNiff
Chief Operating Officer, Banking & International, Citi
Mary Meeker
Partner, Bond Capital
Kathy Mikells
CFO, Exxon Mobil
Ann Miura-Ko
Co-Founding Partner, Floodgate
Holly O'Neill
President, Retail Banking, Bank of America
Penny Pennington
Managing Partner, Edward Jones
Nancy Peretsman
Managing Director, Allen & Co.
Jennifer Piepszak
Chief Operating Officer, JPMorgan Chase
Sonali Pier
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Pimco
Danielle Poli
Managing Director, Assistant Portfolio Manager, Global Credit, Oaktree
Savina Rizova
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Head of Research, Dimensional Fund Advisors
Joan Solotar
Global Head of Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone
Liz Ann Sonders
Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab
Wendy Stewart
President of Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America
Laela Sturdy
Managing Partner, CapitalG
Savita Subramanian
Head of U.S. Equity and Quantitative Strategy, BofA Securities
Sarah Tavel
General Partner, Benchmark
Anne Walsh
Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management
Joanna Welsh
Chief Risk Officer, Citadel
Lauren Taylor Wolfe
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Impactive Capital
Natalie Wolfsen
CEO, Orion
Cathie Wood
Founder, CEO, CIO, ARK Investment Management
Sharon Yeshaya
CFO, Morgan Stanley
Ivy Zelman
Co-Founder, Executive Vice President, Zelman & Associates
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