Maria Ramberger |
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| Born | Vienna, Austria |
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| Nationality |  Austria |
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| Occupation | Former Olympic Snowboarder |
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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.[1] Before joining McKinsey she was a member of the Austrian National Snowboard Team.[3] Maria also holds a PhD in law[4] and served in the Austrian Armed Forces (2007 - 2012).[5]
Snowboard career
Starting her snowboarding journey at age 7 Maria succeeded in joining the National Austrian Snowboard Team[3] and represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[6]
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.[7] 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,[8] X-Games, World Championships, 4 National Championship Titles, 6 Europa Cup and 4 North American Cup victories.[7][9] She retired in October 2016.[10]
In tandem with her athletic career Maria was a member of the Austrian Armed Forces' Athletic Division ('Heeressport')[5] where she served as a Corporal (2007 - 2012) and acquired a Masters and PhD in law at the University of Vienna.[4]
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