Maryann Reid is a 6-time award-winning author published by St. Martin’s Press, and Forbes.com contributor. 

As an author and professional speaker, Maryann has gathered a diverse roster of credentials and affiliations.  After her successful landmark event, Marry Your Baby Daddy Day, a mass-wedding of unmarried moms and dads, she has been featured in USA Today, Essence, Glamour, The CBS Early Show, Wendy Williams, The New Yorker and other major platforms.

She is the cofounder of Alphanista, a peer mentoring platform for multicultural women in senior management.  She works with women who struggle with identifying concrete gaps they have to reaching the next level and would like to get there with ease. 

Most recently, Maryann worked in Abu Dhabi, and inspired a new group of women in the States to expand their global outlook beyond where they are now. She has advanced degrees from Fordham University and University of Miami.