Maura, a former Wall Streeter, founded RTSWS to empower young women to pursue investment education and careers in finance. Her leadership expanded the nonprofit globally, impacting 7,000+ women in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. Creating innovative programs and partnerships, her vision has increased ...more

Maura, a former Wall Streeter, founded RTSWS to empower young women to pursue investment education and careers in finance. Her leadership expanded the nonprofit globally, impacting 7,000+ women in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. Creating innovative programs and partnerships, her vision has increased interest in financial mathematics and numeracy among high schoolers and college students. The RTSWS Alumnae and Career Center facilitates career internships & entry level positions for female college alumnae. Maura's accolades include recognition from the White House, UN Women, SXSW & NASDAQ. RTSWS transforms the finance industry by partnering with major financial institutions to integrate investment literacy into school curricula. This collaboration fosters cultural change in teaching, empowering students at an early age with essential financial skills taught by financial professionals. Maura is a prominent conference speaker who collaborates with industry leaders and educational institutions to promote early investment education, improve finance courses and clubs, and improve access and career preparation for aspiring professionals Some notable appearances and events include: 2024 - Bloomberg/London: International Women's Day event, empowering financial futures at Bloomberg's London offices. Panel discussion with European industry leaders - 100 Women in Finance / Global JumpStart Keynote: Insights during a Fireside Chat, highlighting perspectives from the buy side. - CFA/Toronto: Maura joins Tricia Rothschild, BOD Governor CFAI, for Fireside Chat celebrating Women's Month - TIAA CEO Summit, NY, NY: Maura engages in a Fireside Chat alongside Thasunda Brown Duckett, marking Women's Month with RTSWS. 2023 - MFA Network Women’s Investment Salon/Miami, FL:Featured speaker at the Managed Funds Association's flagship event. - CFA UK In Conversation Podcast/Driving Change Through Financial and Investment Literacy. - Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage Conference, Miami, FL: Bringing the M in STEM to high school girls. 2022 - Franklin Templeton Global Investment Forum-Addressing the Gender Short in Financial Services and Investment Management - SXSW EDU Panel, Changing Girls' Mindsets on Financial Education 2020 - NBC's Today Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjwmKHeVPDI 2019 - Americas CFA Institute Leadership Conference - Featured in the Washington Post- Rang The Nasdaq Closing Bell at Nasdaq 2016 - Honored at The White House Conference on Inclusive STEM Education-Leader in the field of underrepresented populations in STEMless