Marié is an economist with over 20 years of experience in development. She is currently the editor of Development Southern Africa (DSA), the region’s largest internationally accredited academic journal. Marié previously worked at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) as head of the publications unit, and completed her PhD in Economics in 2011, with a dissertation entitled: “Improving the well-being of the poor through microfinance: Evidence from the Small Enterprise Foundation in South Africa”.