Maria Ferreras was named Global Head of Partnerships in February 2021. In this role, she oversees all partnerships for Netflix. Maria previously served as Vice President, Business Development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Netflix in 2017, she worked at Google for 10 years as Director of Partnerships for YouTube for Southern Europe and emerging markets. She has also served in a number of leadership and senior management roles for multinational companies such as Lycos, Orange and Telecom Italia. Maria holds a master's in telecom engineering, a postgraduate in marketing and a corporate governance certificate from Harvard Business School.