Maria chairs the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), which she founded in 2023 to improve homebuying through digitised, trusted, interoperable property data.
She represents OPDA across key industry and government groups, driving collaborative, customer-centric progress. Maria also provides mortgage transformation consultancy via Digital Cat and is a Non-Exec Director at United Trust Bank and GenH, and a board advisor at FinTech North.
With 30+ years in management, including 20 in financial services, she previously served as Director of Lending at Atom bank, launching the UK’s first fully digital mortgage. She is an advocate for equality, diversity, data, and technology.