Maggie grew up in the Pasadena area, attending Gooden and Polytechnic Schools. She received a BA In Soviet/Russian Studies from Princeton University and a Masters in International Economic Policy from Columbia University. Following college, Maggie worked in New York City in emerging markets investment banking, focusing on the former Soviet Union. She moved to Moscow full time in 1994 as an advisor for the Central Asian Investment Company, a US-UK private equity fund aimed at identifying opportunities in the newly independent Central Asian Republics. After earning her Masters, Maggie moved back to Los Angeles, where she served as the Sovereign Analyst, following economic and political country risk, for the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Group at TCW.

In 2001, Maggie met Ken, an orthopedic hand surgeon from Boston, and they moved to Pasadena in 2005. Since then, Maggie has focused on raising their three daughters and serving in a wide variety of school and other volunteer roles. She has served on the PCF Board since 2015. In addition to her work with PCF, she currently serves as a Board Member and Past President of American Women for International Understanding and is a former trustee of the Gooden School and Polytechnic School.

Bio Source: https://pasadenacf.org/about-pcf/staff-and-board/