When the student group Women in Business held its inaugural conference in 2015, with the goal of inspiring students as they prepare to launch careers, Maria L. Chrin ’87 fittingly delivered the keynote address. Chrin, who serves on Lehigh’s Board of Trustees, spoke of her own path to success, as she overcame challenges to become founder and managing partner of Circle Wealth Management LLC, an independent financial advisory firm with offices in New York and New Jersey. 

In 2014, Chrin was selected as one of 40 Women to Watch over 40. She was also ranked as one of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisers by the Financial Times.

Chrin and her husband, John Chrin ’85 ’86, are committed philanthropists, supporting higher education and women’s financial literacy, with a focus on the Hispanic community in the United States and on her native country of Honduras.