Maria’s passion for real estate finance and advanced financial modelling is grounded in specialist, highly quantitative roles across property derivatives, renewable energy finance, and listed Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) analysis. She has extensive international consulting and leadership experience, advising investors, developers, lenders, and professional services firms on real estate investment analysis, valuation, financial modelling, and strategic decision-making.

Maria is an internationally recognised authority, speaker, and thought leader on best-practice financial modelling, real estate investment analysis, and organisational capability building within the property sector.

Maria is the CEO and Founder of Cambridge Finance, which combines structured professional education with bespoke consulting, supporting clients across acquisitions, development, asset management, and capital structuring. Maria holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Real Estate Finance from the University of Cambridge and is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS), RICS Registered Valuer and CFA Charterholder. She speaks English, German, Finnish and Portuguese, and works extensively across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

In addition, Maria founded Real Estate Women (RE:WOMEN) in 2012, a diversity initiative dedicated to improving equality, inclusion, and representation of minorities in senior roles within the real estate industry.