Maria Velkova

Maria Velkova currently serves as Chief Portfolio Officer and Investment Manager at Aqua-Spark since September 2021. Additionally, Maria holds positions as a member of the Board of Directors for Chicoa Fish Farm, Kuehnle AgroSystems Inc., and Tepbac, all of which started in 2024 and 2023, respectively. Prior experience includes serving as Advisor to the Minister of Energy for the caretaker government of Prime Minister Stefan Yanev and VP of M&A and Business Development at Enery. Maria's earlier roles encompass Senior Associate and Chairwoman of the Valuation Committee at Low Carbon, Senior Advisor for Business Modelling and Valuations at ESS Ltd., and Associate in Deals and Transactions at PwC. Maria's educational background includes a Master of Science in Energy Trade and Finance from Cass Business School and a Bachelor's degree in International Business from WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), supplemented by an exchange year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.