Maria Larson is Managing Partner at Larson Ventures Management, LLC and is involved in all aspects of the company from business development to talent acquisition. As a young entrepreneur, she started her first company in 1995 in the pharmaceutical industry with the concept of providing top-notch clinical research services to her clients at a competitive price. Her first priority has always been to ensure that the quality of the resources she provides is above and beyond her clients’ expectations. Maria grew her business from a small woman-owned diverse company into a major international clinical research organization that employs thousands of people and operates in seven different countries. Maria brings more than 25 years of experience in diversity vendor services and has a keen understanding of sponsor and employee needs. She has created, managed, and planned successful and precise business processes and led multimillion dollar projects in multiple countries. She is an innovative thinker and leader in outsourcing and talent acquisition and with her guidance, LVM is building strong, long-term relationships with both large and small companies in key industry sectors. Maria earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia.