Maria Teresa Tejada

Maria Teresa Tejada is a senior expert partner in our Financial Services practice and a leader on our global Risk, Finance & Compliance team.

Maria Teresa advises financial services firms and corporate clients on governance and risk management, as well as industry best practices. As a trusted advisor to C-Suites around the world, she has deep subject matter expertise as applied to identifying and controlling risks. At Bain, she specializes in how to govern and oversee the use of transformative technologies with the appropriate guardrails.

Over her 30+ year career, Maria Teresa has designed and implemented transformational initiatives such as re-engineering credit underwriting, enhancing risk operating models, as well as managing risks of M&A. She provides guidance on regulatory implications of enabling capabilities and innovation, leveraging experience early in career as an international bank supervisor with the Federal Reserve. Maria Teresa actively engages in strategic, actionable risk dialogues with board directors, investors and regulators.

Prior to joining us, Maria Teresa held senior leadership roles at high-performing organizations, including Managing Director Credit Risk Management & Advisory at Goldman Sachs, Chief Credit Officer and Deputy Chief Risk Officer at KeyCorp, and Chief Strategic Enterprise Risk Officer at Wells Fargo. Outside of her client work, Maria Teresa is a board director at Pacific Mutual Holding Company, FactSet Research Systems, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Maria Teresa holds a M.A. from The Fletcher School, Tufts University and a B.A. from Williams College.