Maria Olivo

Maria Olivo is Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and President, International for Travelers. She is responsible for the company’s international businesses, including operations in Canada, the U.K. and Ireland, Travelers Syndicate at Lloyd’s and Brazil. Since joining the company in 2002, she has held a number of executive positions, including leading Corporate Development, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. Before her current positions, she established and led Enterprise Research and Market Development to bring an enterprise focus to new-product initiatives. Olivo, a certified financial analyst, joined Travelers from Swiss Re Capital Partners, where she was Deputy Head of Strategic Investments. Prior to that, she was a director at Salomon Smith Barney's Investment Bank. Olivo holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and computer applications and information systems from New York University and an MBA in finance from its Leonard N. Stern School of Business.