Maria Teresa Tejada

Director at Pacific Life

Maria Teresa Tejada is currently the Director at Pacific Life. Maria has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, including stints at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Goldman Sachs, and KeyBank. In their current role, they are responsible for enterprise risk oversight of a $1.9 trillion bank and 200 employees. Maria has also been a member of new ESG Committees at both CI&T and Bain & Company.

Maria Teresa Tejada has a Master of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy from Williams College. Maria also has certification from The Risk Management Association in Lecturer RMA-Wharton Advanced Risk Management Program, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in Series 7 and Series 63, and Financial Conduct Authority in U.K. Controlled Function Designation.