Maria Gonzalez-Blanch
InvestorInvestment Committee Member at Ad Astra Ventures
San Diego Metropolitan Area
Experience
- Crescent Ridge VCManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
- BuyBack VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- SeaTreesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Red BullDirector of Sales Operations2017 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Altamont Capital PartnersDirector of Brand Portfolio Operations2014 — 2017Southern California
- World Surf LeagueMarketing & Sales2013Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Airgrup, S.L.Operations Manager2011 — 2013Greater Sevilla Metropolitan Area
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2010 — 2011Spain, France, Brazil, Switzerland, UK, USA, Portugal
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2008 — 2010
- AonEnterprise Risk Management Consulting2007 — 2008Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
- Whitfield Solar LtdR&D Analyst2007Greater Reading Area
- Brain & Mind InstituteAssistant researcher on neural networks2006 — 2007Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2012 — 2014
- EPFLElectrical Engineering2005 — 2008
- Universidad Pontificia ComillasIndustrial Engineering2003 — 2008
Skills & more
Management Consulting23Financial Modeling15Strategic Consulting15Corporate Development9Management7Cross-functional Team Leadership1Business Strategy8Private Equity3Six Sigma1Corporate Finance2Start-ups4Entrepreneurship3
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Market EntryValuationConsultingAerospace ManufacturingRetailStrategyBusiness Process ImprovementLeadershipnegotiationStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipMarketing StrategyLanguages English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish
- Blue Belt Jiu Jitsu — Gracie Humaita
- Freediver — Performance Freediving International
- AIARE Avalanche — Alpine Skills International
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended EPFL47
Bouraux LeopoldAI & Data Engineer at Newfund CapitalJan-Olivier FillolsSenior Managing Director at Marlin Equity PartnersChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgArzu TekirGeneral Partner at Treeo VCElena BattistelloAnalyst at Novartis Venture FundRavi JainInvestment Director at TDK Ventures
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Also attended Universidad Pontificia Comillas111
Christian TeichmannCEO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlejandro de RemediosInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAntonio GarcíaAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAdrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAlain MarxuachAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJavier RedondoPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Crescent Ridge VC1
Also worked at Red Bull21
Bryan ChambersCo-Founder & President at Capital FactoryKatelyn DonnellyLeads Avalanche, a private investment firm based in AustinEinat NemeshVenture Partner at TAU VenturesKathan ShahPrincipal, Investments at Sixth Sense VenturesMarta Forero SepúlvedaUBITS at Roble VenturesSarah KunstFounder & GP at Cleo Capital
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Also worked at Altamont Capital Partners8
Bennett SiegelCo-Founder & General Partner at BA CapitalNick MahowaldVice President at Growth Street PartnersZach BaraszPartner at G2 Venture PartnersSteve BrownlieGeneral Partner at Leadout CapitalNicolasGeneral Partner at Tioga Capital PartnersSeema AmblePartner at Andreessen Horowitz
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