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https://youtu.be/xGzruO7FnRA

Maria Mileder

Alumni in portrait July 2022

From Graz to Dublin to San José: Maria Mileder is now Global Head of Innovation at online payment giant PayPal. Her professional journey began with a degree in sociology at the University of Graz. What she does as Global Head of Innovation, whether Covid-19 has changed innovation and what she thinks about office vs. home office, the innovation expert reveals in the Alumni Portrait.

Camera: www.unreifundtaube.at
Editing: Carmen Teubenbacher

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Studies: Bachelor of Sociology at the University of Graz, Master of Social Science in Economic Policy at Trinity College Dublin
Since 2009 at the global online payment service PayPal, including as Compliance Analyst, EMEA Regulatory Compliance Manager and Sr. Manager, Payments, Product & Engineering
Since 2020 Global Head of Innovation at PayPal

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