ABOUT MARIA
MARIA G. ARIAS
Maria G. Arias is the Principal of Arias Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in diversity and inclusion and multicultural initiatives. Ms. Arias has an extensive national network of business professionals in these areas.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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The Most Powerful Women in Cable Award
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The Most Influential Minorities in Cable
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Pi Sigma Alpha Distinguished Alumni Award for Work on D&I, DePaul University
- Moves Magazine Power Women
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The Donald McGannon Award, The National Urban League

Before joining Comcast in 2007, Ms. Arias had leadership roles in law and government affairs at AT&T Corporation, AT&T Broadband, and Adelphia Communications. Earlier in her career, Ms. Arias was a partner with McDermott, Will & Emery, in Chicago, IL, specializing in litigation.
Currently, Ms. Arias serves on the Boards of UnidosUS and ColorComm. Previously, Ms. Arias served on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA, the Board of Directors for Philadelphia’s Congreso Unidos Latinos, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Solera National Bank, Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latin American Education Foundation, Rocky Mountain Women in Cable & Telecommunications, the National Association of Multicultural Ethnicities, and Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado.
Ms. Arias participated in the Harvard Business School Cable Executive Marketing Management Program, and she holds a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from DePaul University.