Maria is a Vice President in Greenleaf’s regulatory compliance group, where she provides strategic and regulatory advice to clients. Maria also serves as Greenleaf’s in-house Deputy General Counsel. 

Prior to joining Greenleaf, Maria gained policy and legal experience in both the private and public sectors. She formerly served at the White House in several roles. She served on the Domestic Policy Council as Deputy Director and Special Assistant to the President. Maria also served as the Deputy Associate Counsel in the Office of the Vice President. 

Maria’s previous private sector experience included consulting and legal roles. Maria was at Greenleaf in the regulatory compliance group. 

She formerly was at a global law firm in the litigation and international arbitration group. Before pursuing her law degree, Maria was an Analyst at an international business and economic public policy consultancy. She worked principally with the Managing Directors, former administration alumni including a President’s Chief of Staff, in providing key policy advice to clients.

Maria earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A. from Georgetown University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.