Maria Smith is a seasoned product leader, having supported teams of 10, 100, 1000+ and having scaled products from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 100. Maria is the Chief Product & Technology Officer of Personio, where she leads product, engineering, design, and other functions that come together to build Personio’s product and tech and deliver on its ambitious mission to unlock the power of people for organizations around the world. Previously, Maria spent close to a decade at Meta where she was VP of Product and General Manager for some of the largest consumer marketplaces and products such as Facebook Groups (2B+ users, 70M+ community builders), Events, Profile, and Search. Prior to that, she led the Facebook App Monetization team and its portfolio of products, launching and scaling many successful products and driving billions of dollars in revenue.

Maria serves as a board member of Lemonade. She holds an MBA from the University of Michigan where she was a Fulbright scholar and a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Operations & Marketing from the Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece.