Maria Brisbane
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
New York, US
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Maria Brisbane, CFA®, is a Private Wealth Advisor in New York, widely recognized within the industry, including being named to Forbes and Barron's advisor rankings.
Maria manages tailored equity portfolios, advising individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations and endowments. She has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 1999.
Maria was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Merrill Private Wealth Management for sixteen years. Earlier in her career, she worked at U.S. Trust (now Bank of America Private Bank) and Brown Brothers Harriman as a Portfolio Manager. During the 1980s, she also served for three years as a Press Associate for the New York City Mayor, Edward I. Koch.
She is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Finance Division at Columbia Business School and has delivered a course entitled ‘Management for High-Net-Worth Clients’.
Currently serving as a board member of the Cancer Research and Treatment Fund, Maria leverages her prior experience as a biotechnology mutual fund manager at U.S. Trust. She is a high-level member of Aperture Foundation, a photography non-profit supportive of artists. Maria is also a member of Havens Relief Fund Society, a charitable organization that provides emergency grants to low‑income individuals or families facing financial crises. She previously served as an advisor to The Grass Foundation, a neuroscience non-profit organization. She was a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of Central Park Conservancy.
Maria holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Journalism from New York University and a Master’s degree from the University of Virginia. She attended The Middlesex School in in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Background
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2024 — Present
Private Wealth Advisor
Maria manages tailored equity investments for clients.
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Present
Portfolio Manager
Brown Brothers Harriman
Brown Brothers Harriman is a privately-owned and managed financial services firm with expertise in private banking, investment management, and investor services.
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Present
Portfolio Manager
U.S. Trust (now Bank of America Private Bank)
Bank of America Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust) was founded in 1853 as the United States Trust Company of New York. It operated independently until 2000, when it was acquired by Charles Schwab & Co. and then sold to, and became a subsidiary of, Bank of America in 2007.
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2008 — 2024
Private Wealth Advisor, Managing Director
Merrill Private Wealth Management
Merrill Private Wealth Management offers a broad range of personalized wealth management products and services and is aimed specifically at high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions, offering more specialized attention than a typical retail brokerage relationship.
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1984 — 1987
Press Associate
New York City | Mayor's Office
Maria was Press Associate for New York City Mayor, Edward I. Koch. She was responsible for his media relations, communications and daily unscripted press interactions.
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Formative Years
Education
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University of Virginia
Master's degree
1988 — 1989
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New York University
Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Journalism
1982 — 1984
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The Middlesex School
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