Maria is a Senior Investment Director of the Real Assets Investment Group and a member of the Investment Committee. This global group sources and monitors real asset investments (real estate, infrastructure and global natural resources), manages real asset portfolios for clients, and researches trends that impact the real assets industry.

Maria is a real estate specialist and focuses on investment idea generation and due diligence in North American and European real estate markets and across different structures such as funds, co-investments, and direct investments.  In addition, Maria works with US pensions and family offices. She serves on several industry committees and advisory boards.

Prior to joining Cambridge Associates in 2018, Maria had roles with Bain Capital Real Estate (the spin out of Harvard Management Company’s Real Estate Investment Group), DESCO Group (real estate operator of the Schnuck Markets grocery chain), and Altus Group. She has experience in portfolio management, direct real estate investment and asset management, and worked as a designated commercial appraiser, completing property valuations, due diligence reports, and feasibility studies. Maria started her career in 2006.

Maria received an MBA in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis where she was Valedictorian of MBA Class of 2013. She also received a Bcom in Housing and Real Estate Management from the University of Guelph, Canada.