Mariana Zobel de Ayala

Mariana Zobel de Ayala is a Managing Director of Ayala Corporation, Southeast Asia’s oldest conglomerate, and concurrently serves as a Senior Vice President of Ayala Land, one of the region’s top three listed property developers.

In her role, Ms. Zobel de Ayala leads the Leasing and Hospitality Group, overseeing more than two million square meters of commercial space through Ayala Malls, over seventy office buildings via Ayala Land Offices, and more than 4,800 hotel keys through Ayala Land Hospitality. She founded Ayala Land’s Leisure Estates division, focusing on transforming the Philippines into a major global tourism destination through master-planned, mixed-use developments in high-potential sites across Palawan, Batangas, and Bataan.

She is a Board Director of Ayala Land and actively participates in its Executive, Risk Oversight, and Sustainability Committees. Mariana also serves as a Director of AREIT, Ayala Land’s listed REIT subsidiary with over USD 2 billion in assets under management. Additionally, she is a Board Director of Bank of the Philippine Islands, one of the country’s largest banks, and is a member of the Management Committee of the Ayala Group.

Ms. Zobel de Ayala is a board advisor for Asia Partners, a Singapore-based growth equity firm managing over USD 1 billion, which focuses on scaling high-growth technology companies in Southeast Asia. She is also a board director of U-Go, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting educational equality in emerging markets by providing scholarships to women pursuing higher education.

Prior to her current roles, Mariana served as Senior Vice President at the Bank of the Philippine Islands, leading the development of its marketing and digital platforms for the Consumer Banking division. She has also held various roles within Ayala Land, including project lead for various residential condominiums and office buildings, general manager of a shopping mall, and Deputy Head of Ayala Malls. Her career at Ayala Group began as a corporate strategy and business development associate at Ayala Corporation, where she supported portfolio reviews and healthcare business development initiatives.

Mariana started her professional journey at J.P. Morgan in New York. She holds a BA in Social Studies (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) from Harvard College and an MBA from INSEAD.