She spent a decade as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a social enterprise building African solutions to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment. Previously, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and as the Advisor to the President of Rice University. Maryana earned a B.A. magna cum laude from Rice University, a M.Sc. from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She serves as a Trustee of Yale University, Co-Impact, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. She lives in London and Johannesburg.