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Maia is a versatile leader — she’s served in multiple executive roles at Stripe including Head of Strategy & Operations, Head of Enterprise, Head of M&A and Investing, and Head of People. She is active in the startup community, serving as an advisor at GV (Google Ventures) and on the Board of Directors of Brightwheel. She’s also a member of the Board of Trustees at Dartmouth College.
Before Stripe, Maia was the Founder and CEO of Urban Escapes, an e-commerce travel company. She was honored as Inc’s 30 under 30, and eventually sold the startup to LivingSocial, where Maia served as GM of New Business Initiatives. She later served as CMO and VP of Strategy & People at Greenhouse. Throughout these experiences, she’s been a part of the growth journey of scaling several companies from 1 → 8,000 employees. Before her career in tech, she was a derivatives trader on Wall Street , a mechanical engineer, and also had a short stint as a professional skydiver.
Fun facts:
- (Ex) pro skydiver; have logged over 750 skydives
- Certified Wilderness EMT
- Bilingual; grew up in Argentina
- Weekend van lifer (and aspiring full-timer) 
My passion is People! I received my Bachelors degree in Psychology from SFSU and matching people to opportunity continues to intrigue me every day. With 15+ years of talent acquisition and program management experience, I truly enjoy taking part in helping connect an organization's culture, goals, and values with talent. I advocate for talent and most importantly the career journey.
I am a Talent Leader, a full-cyle Recruiter, a Facilitator, an Inclusive Hiring Practitioner, a local Bay Area native, and a first-generation college graduate. I'm passionate about learning, personal development, inclusion and love working as a core business partner with leadership.
Specialties:
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Strategy and Partnerships
- Inclusive Hiring Strategy & Building ERG Infrastructure
- Interview Coaching, Training and Onboarding
- Employer Brand Management
- LinkedIn usage (after working there for years, I do love my LinkedIn!) 
