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When Erin Piacenti walked into Bank of America on Monday after five months on maternity leave, she found pink daisies sitting on her desk. Welcome signs were strung around the office she shared with a few teammates. Piacenti showed them photos of Madison, her newborn daughter, before settling in to…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Williams, president and chief operating officer of OneUnited Bank. It has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up in Indiantown, Florida, I used to follow my great-grandmother around, whom I called Ma Honey. Ma Honey owned a penny candy store,…

Kevin Warsh is bringing his Wall Street chops back to Washington.The new head of the central bank — who took the post in May — comes from a career as a finance executive at Morgan Stanley, an economic advisory role in the Bush White House, and a former governorship on…