Maria Chekulaeva is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in investment banking and financial services. Currently serving as Principal at Sixth Street since January 2017, Maria has also held positions as Vice President and Associate within the same company. Prior to Sixth Street, Maria worked at J.P. Morgan from June 2014 to December 2016 as an Investment Banking Analyst, focusing on technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT), industrials, and leveraged finance, and previously as an Autumn Analyst. Early career experience includes a role as an Assurance Financial Services Intern at PwC. Maria Chekulaeva holds a Master of Science in Corporate Finance and Banking from Duisenberg School of Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Saint Petersburg State University.