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Uniting data science, academic research, and business strategy to build the technologies and leaders of the future.

Where Data Meets Humanity

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About

Maria Alice Maia is a data scientist post graduated from UC Berkeley (US), collaborator to research in Oxford (England) and FGV (Brazil), and a business leader with over a decade of experience at companies like Ambev, Stone, and Itaú.

Her specialty is decoding human behavior through data. She transforms complex challenges—whether in consumer behavior, organizational culture, or political dynamics—into quantifiable problems, developing systems and models that generate insights and drive results.

Today, she dedicates her energy to investigating the frontier of Artificial Intelligence and guiding leaders and professionals who, like her, believe that the best technology is that which is more just, intelligent, and fundamentally human.

Awards & Recognition

  • Startup Chile, Gobierno de Chile (Corporación de Fomento de la Producción-CORFO, Min. de Economia, Fomento y Turismo

  • Mulheres Tech Sampa, Prefeitura de São Paulo e Rede Mulher Empreendedora (RME) 

  • Startup Farm

  • Prêmio Santander de Empreendedorismo

Education

Academic Degrees:

  • University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) - Post-Graduation in Data Analytics and Data Science

  • Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA USP) - Post-Graduate Certificate in Banking and Corporate Finance

  • Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EAESP) - BSc in Public Administration and Business

Specialization Studies:

  • HEC Paris, School of Management - Visiting Scholar - Sustainable Businesses and Change Management

  • Cass Business School, City University of London - Executive Leadership

  • Babson College, Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business - Business Entrepreneurship 

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