International banking executive and board member with a career in blue-chip American banks. The early part of her career was spent at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. She then relocated to Europe where she spent the past 25+ years in the UK and Greece in senior roles at The Northern Trust, Citibank, JP Morgan and BNY Mellon.

Maria is an accountant and internal auditor by training and experience, and she has held a broad range of roles up to and including the CFO level. In addition to Finance and Audit, she has experience in Strategy Development, Operations, Technology, Programme Management, Regulatory Change and Third Party Governance.

Maria’s personal passion is in the arena of Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion, supporting and mentoring on gender, family, and career development issues.