Margaret M. Keane
Margaret M. Keane | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. John’s University (BA 1981, MBA 1987) |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Known for | One of the first female CEOs of a multibillion dollar bank |
Margaret Keane (born 1959) is an American businesswoman who was the chief executive officer of Synchrony from February 2014 through April 2021. She transitioned to the role of executive chair of Synchrony’s board of directors. Brian Doubles, formerly Synchrony’s president, became chief executive officer. When Synchrony was spun off from General Electric as an independent bank, it became the most valuable bank in the US with a woman CEO. Keane is one of only three women, the others being Beth Mooney of KeyCorp and Jane Fraser of Citigroup, who lead an independently traded US bank whose value is over $10 billion.