Maria Echaveste

Maria Echaveste is President & Chief Executive Officer at The Opportunity Institute.
Ms. Echaveste is an Independent Director at Cadiz, Inc. since 2019.
Ms. Echaveste serves as Director at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, MK Level Playing Field Institute, Ucsf Benioff Childrens Hospitals Foundation, The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy, and Mi Familia Vota.
Former roles include Director at California HealthCare Foundation, Independent Director at International Battery Metals Ltd. from 2022 to 2023, Director at Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Inc., and Deputy Chief of Staff at The White House.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Stanford University and graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley.