UNDER OAKSTHE Influential Women in Charlotte Continue to
Inspire Queens’ 'Bold Vision' 38th Annual Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year Awarded
Photo by: Tricia Coyne Photography
Leaders from across the city gathered for a luncheon on campus in March to honor Ally’s president of Consumer and Commercial Banking Diane “Di” Morais as she became the 38th Charlote BusinessWoman of the Year. As president of Consumer and Commercial Banking
at Ally Financial Inc., Morais is a driving force behind the nation’s largest digital-only bank. Morais has demonstrated her commitment to financial and social inclusion as a servant leader throughout her career. Under her leadership, Ally became the first bank to fully eliminate overdraſt fees — a burden that had been shown to greatly impact some of the nation’s most financially vulnerable consumers. “Three fundamental pillars have guided everything we
do at Ally throughout this entire time: do it right, tirelessly innovate and obsess over the customer,” said Morais in her remarks. “It has been a dream of mine to be part of this
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incredible company and help shape the direction of where it is going. Thank you all for being my allies.” During the luncheon, three female students from
the McColl School of Business received the annual businesswoman scholarship: Maria Duran Colin ’25, Tanyita Jimenez ’23 and graduate student Michelle Martin MSTOD ’23. “Queens began as a bold vision, and that bold vision
continues today as we work to establish a community free of biases, free of stereotypes and discrimination, and where we promote equity in everything that we do,” said Queens President Dan Lugo. “I believe that progress is being made, thanks in large part, to the inspiration and the achievements of the incredible women in this room.”
— Morgan Williams
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