| Maria Ramberger | |
| Occupation: | Former Olympic Snowboarder |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
Maria Ramberger is a 2-time Olympic Snowboarder and Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company where she served a broad range of tech clients across Hardware, Software and Tech Services.[1] Born in Vienna, Austria[2] she initially joined as part of the German office in 2017 and later transferred to the United States in early 2019. Before joining McKinsey she was a member of the Austrian National Snowboard Team. Maria also holds a PhD in law[3] and served in the Austrian Armed Forces (2007 - 2012).
Starting her snowboarding journey at age 7 Maria succeeded in joining the National Austrian Snowboard Team[4] and represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[5]
Despite growing up and attending high school in Klosterneuburg, Austria (a 4+ hour drive away from any larger ski area) Maria consistently proved herself as Austria's fastest female snowboardcross athlete. In 2010/11 and 2014/15 she managed to break into the Top 10 globally and ended her season ranked 9th worldwide.
Additional career highlights include e.g., a World Cup Win,[6] X-Games, World Championships, 4 National Championship Titles, 6 Europa Cup and 4 North American Cup victories.[7] [8] She retired in October 2016.[9]
In tandem with her athletic career Maria was a member of the Austrian Armed Forces' Athletic Division ('Heeressport')[10] where she served as a Corporal (2007 - 2012) and acquired a Masters and PhD in law at the University of Vienna.