Maru founded her first company, Germany's first luxury tea brand, in 2006. Maru serves on the foundation committee board of the BAYER Foundation, on the advisory board of Beyond Gender Agenda, and the selection board of The Karman Project. In addition, she actively supports and mentors young, diverse talent and supports Space Founders as a mentor. Maru studied business administration (MBA) at European Business School (ebs), Oestrich-Winkel, San Diego State University (CA, USA), and Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (BA, Argentina).