Maria is an award-winning entrepreneur and the co-founder of GamerSafer, a SaaS company that works with multiplayer games, esports platforms, and online communities to deliver safer, fair, and welcoming experiences for players. Before GamerSafer, she led a successful social impact and B Corp-certified business for many years. She is a UC Berkeley Skydeck alumna, an AWS Impact Fellow, and was awarded by Headstream Innovation for building better digital spaces for youth. She advises organizations driving positive change in online spaces, such as Common Sense Media and TheGameHers. Maria has also collaborated with research and other impact initiatives from the Anti-Defamation League, Take This, Stanford Reach Lab, WeProtect Global Alliance, and Fair Play Alliance. She was born and raised in Brazil, currently lives in California, and advocates for women, Latinas, and other underrepresented groups in tech and games.
