At IFM, Maria leads the Global Sustainable Investment team, supporting the organisation’s drive towards maximising long-term returns while creating positive and wide-ranging benefits for communities around the world. Prior to joining IFM, Maria spent nearly four years as Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship at one of the UK’s largest pension providers Scottish Widows. She had previously held senior DC pensions investment consulting roles at Mercer and JLT.

She is a spokesperson on sustainable investment matters, a regular contributor to pension and sustainable finance industry events, a UK Top Green Voice on LinkedIn and a professional awards judge. She was named Sustainability Woman of the Year 2023 by Professional Pensions and a Top 50 Influencer in Sustainable Private Markets by New Private Markets in 2024. She is a member of the UKSIF Board and its Policy Committee, a visiting lecturer at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and regularly volunteers on government-led and industry taskforces.