Business development expert with 15+ years of experience in multiple industries, including finance and technology. Marina has been advising international companies and foundations to build client relationships and open doors in new markets.
Led several international projects, including:
Forged 20+ strategic partnerships, including with the World Economic Forum, IMF, World Bank, The Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs, Smithsonian, Femsa, Real Madrid, and MIT (G50)
Shaped business development and go-to-market strategy for a New York-based smart contracts platform expanding in South America (AVA Labs)
Managed flagship projects with Spiral (Nostr), Fulgur Ventures (Bitcoin), Fedi (AI) and the Human Rights Foundation (CBDC Tracker)
Communications and storytelling training for an Argentine company that brought Bitcoin to the Ethereum network (IOV Labs)
Managed client relationships and facilitate workshops for a leading digital innovation firm from Sweden (Hyper Island)
Built product roadmap and help define marketing strategy for Grammy Award-Winning Orchestra (OAmericas)
Marina is a member of the 2023 Women of Color Blockchain Delegation to the U.S. Congress and SheFi Fellow.
She spoke to Blockcode and La Bitcoineta about the industry’s outreach efforts and her strategies for disintermediating public relations in a networked economy. Most recently, she was a guest speaker at Adopting Bitcoin (2022), Nostrasia (2023), Blockchain Summit Latam and BlockConf Digital. Marina was featured on Crypto Tutors and the inaugural guest of Spain’s RESELECT podcast focused on digital innovation and building trust in times of change.
Marina was guest mentor for Nostrhack, the Social Impact Hackathon at New York Blockchain Center and 2020 Hackathon Series Online organized by HackLatAm and Ava Labs.
She is the lead author and researcher of a Global Report on Women, Cryptocurrency and Financial Independence that was published in The Defiant and Open Money Initiative. El reporte actualizado y traducido al español esta disponible aquí. "Relatório Global sobre Mulheres e Criptomoedas" articulo publicado em Valor Investe.
