Summary
Mariana Ferreira is a TMT leader with 15+ years blending an electrical and computer engineering foundation with MBA-trained commercial strategy to scale products across carriers, OTT, OEM and telco ecosystems. She has led go-to-market, partnership and P&L strategies at companies from BLU and Stingray to Magic Leap and now heads carrier partnerships at Play2Pay, driving Tier‑1 wireless deals and cross-functional launches. Known for bridging engineering, marketing and business development, she has successfully transitioned hardware-focused AR/VR products into enterprise channels and secured high-profile co-marketing placements and Fortune 500 customers. Fluent across US, LATAM and European markets, she routinely structures complex international negotiations and vendor ecosystems while scouting early-stage tech and immersive media opportunities. Less obvious: she combines hands-on technical product integration experience with deal‑level financial modeling, enabling rapid commercialization of emerging technologies.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Computer Engineering at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
MBA International Marketing, MBA International Marketing at Esade
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French