Maria leads the Start-Ups and Next Generation Innovators division at Innosuisse and is Member of the Executive Committee. She has an international professional background in digital business, fintech, data and analytics. Prior to Innosuisse, she was VP of Global Data Partnerships at Dun & Bradstreet (US), after having served as Chief Data Officer (EMEA) at Bisnode and before that as CEO of the Central & Southern Europe region. She has previously worked on the digitisation of various financial media and institutions in Europe like Il Sole 24ORE and the Italian Exchange in Italy, FTI.com in UK. As Board Member in several organisations and institutions in EMEA and US, Maria has been actively promoting innovation in financial & risk services, data & analytics.

Maria has been an Innosuisse special coach since 2021 and an advisor and mentor for CEED, US agency of SEAF Impact Fund promoting entrepreneurship in emerging markets for the last 10 years. She has an M.A., PhD in Linguistic Sciences & Semantics and an MBA.