Maria Anguiano

Maria Anguiano is a Senior Fellow at the University Design Institute.

In her prior role, Maria served as Executive Vice President of the Learning Enterprise (LE) at Arizona State University. LE serves learners of all ages and backgrounds to inspire curiosity, wonder and hope, in alignment with ASU’s charter and goals of advancing excellence in education, broadening access, and having a meaningful societal impact in a rapidly evolving, technology-fueled world.  LE’s vision is to advance universal access to opportunity for learners at every stage in life.

As a first-generation college graduate, Anguiano has dedicated her career to improving access to education for all learners. Her early experience in the heart of the finance industry (Barclays Capital and Deloitte) has given her an edge in envisioning sustainable, technology enabled, and scalable models for higher education that benefit the most underserved communities. 

Maria is an experienced leader in a variety of diverse environments, serving in leadership roles in VC backed start-ups to large public research universities. She has served as CFO of the Minerva Project and Vice Chancellor of Planning and Budget at the University of California-Riverside, respectively. 

Leading on a national stage, she is an experienced board member, serving on the board of the University of California Board of Regents, James Irvine Foundation, KIPP Foundation, and the Alliance for SoCal Innovation, guiding strategy and models that bolster economic mobility for underrepresented and underserved communities.

Maria holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA from Claremont McKenna College. She currently lives in Del Mar with her husband Nisan.