Cop’s Daughter Tuned to ESPN on Road to Becoming Bank CEO

Margaret Keane often drives to work with her radio tuned to ESPN. While she doesn’t follow any team, it ensures she’s never left out of a conversation.

“A lot of times I’m the only woman in the room,” said Keane, who leads Synchrony Financial, the General Electric Co. unit that was spun off in July and is now the most valuable U.S. bank run by a woman. “If the Yankees won last night, you should know because it’s going to come up. You need to be able to banter with your male colleagues -- you can fight that or you can get in the middle.”