Maria Teresa is the General Manager for Prodigymsn.com (formerly known as T1msn), a joint venture between Microsoft and Telmex, and the leading internet network in Mexico with over 90% reach of the internet user market and more than 30% online market share in online spend.

She is the responsible for managing the overall operation in Mexico, reporting to both the JV Board of Directors and MSN headquarters in Redmond, WA. She has been attributed with growing the MSN business in Mexico in all major fronts, with over 300% growth in revenues in her tenure as GM and with establishing ProdigyMSN as the leader across category in communication services (Prodigy MSN Hotmail, Messenger and Spaces), the portal business (ProdigyMSN.com) and for establishing a presence in Search, while focusing in building a profitable business.

Moreover, she has been a major contributor to the growth of the online advertising business in Mexico through innumerable industry-wide education efforts and her personal commitment to building and growing the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) in Mexico, in which she has hold the President position for the last two periods.

She was named amongst the "top 20 CEOs in Mexico" and "top 20 women executives in Mexico" by Mujer Ejecutiva magazine, Dec 2005, Dec/Jan 2004. She was also named amongst the "20 most influential women in business in Mexico" by Expansion magazine, Feb 2003.

Before holding the Country Manager position at ProdigyMSN, Maria Teresa was the Director of Operations and Director of Sales and Alliances, responsible for the coordinated operations of the portal, including the areas of Sales, Business Development, Technology and Content, and for establishing and closing strategic alliances with content and e-commerce partners. During her tenure, she has achieved revenue growth of over 250% and was able to position the ProdigyMSN network as the preferred choice for online advertisers in Mexico.

Previously to her job at ProdigyMSN, Maria Teresa was a consultant in The Boston Consulting Group office in Mexico, and in Booz•Allen & Hamilton International throughout the Andean Region and the UK, where she worked mainly for Consumer Goods and Media and Entertainment Companies

Of Venezuelan origins, she currently lives in Mexico City with her two children.