Maria Lebedeva

Maria Lebedeva is an experienced research and marketing professional currently serving as the Research Manager for the CEMEA Region at Visa since June 2022. Prior to this role, Maria worked at Google from August 2018 to August 2022 as a Market Research Manager, where over 90 research projects were led, totaling budgets exceeding $900,000, alongside developing a creative testing process for the Russian marketing team. Maria's earlier experience includes working as a Marketing Research Analyst at Bayer HealthCare from July 2015 to July 2018, and as a Primary Market Research Specialist at Novartis Pharmaceutical Ltd from March 2012 to November 2014, where primary qualitative and quantitative research was conducted to support pharmaceutical brands. Maria began the career as a Marketing Assistant and Receptionist, showcasing strong organizational skills and early exposure to marketing and research activities. Educational background includes an Associate's Degree in Psychology from Lomonosov Moscow State University, completed in 2015.