Innosuisse

HEAD OF DIVISION START-UPS & NEXT GENERATION INNOVATORS
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Maria has a long international background in the Digital, Data and Analytics space. Before joining Innosuisse, she was VP of Global Data Partnerships at Dun & Bradstreet. Till 2020 she worked for the Swedish multinational Bisnode as Managing Director Data, where she has previously been founder and CEO of Central & Southern Europe, Competence Centre Director, and Director for Operational Excellence.

She has experience as Board Member in Fintech, Media, and Venture Funds in the EMEA region and US. She has been collaborating with innovation incubators and accelerators and has been a mentor for tech start-ups for the last 10 years. Prior to Bisnode, Maria was one of the pioneers, digitizing financial media & institutions in Europe like Il Sole 24ORE in Italy, FT.com in UK, The Italian Exchange. Maria has a wide experience of how to manage transformation within a global company.

She has PhD education in Linguistic Sciences and Semantics and holds a master’s in business administration.