Careers: Interviews
A Chat with Maria A. Dahrieh: Serial Entrepreneur; Fundraiser; Investor relations; Mentor; Environmentalist; Founder & Chief Executive at Earth05

This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Maria A. Dahrieh.

MARIA A. DAHRIEH - Current position: Founder & Chief Executive at Earth05

+20 years in Tech Startups, fundraising, investor relations, 5X serial entrepreneur, mentor, advisor, environmentalist and philanthropy.

Driven by the critical global issue of water scarcity, Maria founded and established Earth05, a non-profit venture committed to fostering co-creation at the Water, Energy, and Food Security nexus within the "Age of AI." She also designed the world's first co-creation Prize, promoting open innovation and the application of digital twin technologies in the metaverse as a precursor to their real-world deployment.

Her career spans Europe and the Middle East. Maria has adopted an ethos greatly influenced by her considerable time in Sweden - her second home. Her expertise extends to water waste management and IoT technologies, a result of her involvement in smart cities projects with deployments over 300 cities. Maria is dedicated to advancing water rights - conservation, and ethical AI. With her extensive skills and international network, she champions purposeful regulations that prioritize humanity's needs, striving for a world where humans and humanoids coexist in harmony. She is currently writing her first book, blending her narrative as a woman in tech with science fiction visions, anticipated to be published in 2026.

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