Maria Barikhina is a marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in various facets of marketing including strategy, planning, media buying, analytics, SEO, SMM, E-mail marketing, paid marketing, event-management, content-marketing, and creative production.

She is data-driven, self-motivated, and a firm believer in the power of storytelling. Apart from marketing, Maria has a keen interest in sociology and coffee culture. She enjoys engaging with new people and actively participates in social projects and initiatives.

Maria holds a BA and MA in Sociology from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). She currently serves as the Head of Marketing and Brand at Algrano and has previously worked as a Coach at ETH Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab (ieLab).