Maria Bodiu

Maria joined Citi Ventures in September 2022 as its Head of Portfolio Operations.
She actively leverages her strong finance background to partner with the Venture Investing team on driving strategic priorities, leading process improvement projects, scaling various innovation initiatives, and providing general analytical support related to deal flow, markets, and portfolio performance.
Prior to Citi Ventures, Maria spent time supporting the CFO of Citi’s Personal Banking & Wealth Management (PBWM) business.
There, she led all financial planning, reporting, and governance activities and partnered with Investor Relations to prepare PBWM’s financial performance story for earnings disclosures.
Preceding Citi, Maria held various roles at both HSBC and American Express.
At HSBC she spent time supporting the US Private Bank CEO with deal flow analytics, pipeline conversation strategy, and client acquisition and growth strategy.
She also worked for the US Head of Global Trade & Receivables Finance leading the financial due diligence workstream on an M&A deal targeted at expanding HSBC’s supply chain financing customer base.
At American Express, Maria was part of a rotational program where she held a variety of roles—the most notable of which involved developing proprietary valuation models for new co-brand card partnerships and investments, and participating in co-brand contract negotiations.
Maria received her BA in Economics from Cornell University with a concentration in Math, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Born and raised in Moldova, Maria is fluent in English and Russian, conversational in Romanian, and is eager to take on Mandarin as her next linguistic challenge.
Maria resides in New York City with her husband, and in her spare time she can be found learning Queen songs on piano, exploring New York’s jazz scene, planning a Jackson Hole ski trip, or attending an occasional ballet class.