After a career in management consulting and financial services in both side of the Atlantic, Maria joined CSU Channel Islands in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. Apart from her teaching responsibilities, Maria serves on the boards of the Case Research Foundation, B Academics, which she co-founded, and Start-Up Kids. Maria’s research focuses on social enterprises, hybrids and B Corps. She has published in the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy, and Case Research Journal among others. She serves on several editorial review boards, is the Chair of the Social Impact track for NACRA, The Case Centre US Board Member, and the co-editor of the SAGE Publishing Social Impact Collection. Maria is also a strong advocate for the use of service-learning, international experiences, and humanizing technology in highered.