Maria Potapov

Maria Potapov, a partner in Stratis Advisory, brings 25 years of experience in business strategy, risk management, startups and investment funds. She has launched and managed 11 new finance and technology ventures during her career. Prior to Stratis, Maria served as the head of R&D at SVB Financial Group, where she helped create several new business lines for long-term EPS growth. Before SVB, she was founding partner, chief investment officer and chief compliance officer of Green Alpha Advisors.

Maria also served as a C-level officer, Board director and investor at several FinTech and software startups as well as a board member and trustee at education-focused non-profit organizations. She started her career as a research analyst at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Maria is a Chartered Financial Analyst, holds an MBA from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London and a BA in Economics from Boston University.