Maria is the Associate Vice President of Product Strategy and Commercialization for Verizon Business, where she leads the strategic direction and operational execution of the organization’s $15B product portfolio. Maria and her team are responsible for the investment governance and capital allocation that fuel Verizon’s long-term growth, ensuring the product roadmap translates into sustainable market leadership.

At the center of her current mission is Verizon AI Connect, which positions the network as the indispensable backbone for global AI workloads. She is responsible for ensuring that the network is not just a utility, but a high-performance engine capable of powering the next generation of enterprise intelligence with the precision and speed the market demands.

Maria’s leadership spans the entire product lifecycle, from managing the Product Launch engine that brings innovation to market, to driving Product Growth initiatives that scale adoption across global business segments. As the leader for Analyst Relations, she also shapes the external analyst narrative of Verizon Business, ensuring industry analysts recognize the company’s strategic direction and market-leading capabilities.