Leandro Maya

Author of The Age of Abundance | AI and the Future of Work, Wealth, and Purpose

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

About

I am a Director at Circle Internet Financial and have spent the last fifteen years inside some of the most influential technology companies of our time: Apple, Meta, and now Circle, building financial systems, managing complexity, and watching firsthand how technology reshapes the flow of money and value. That vantage point has led me to a broader question. We are not simply experiencing another wave of productivity gains. We are entering a structural shift in how economic value is created , and in the role human labor plays within it. Artificial intelligence and automation are beginning to challenge a long-standing assumption: that work is the primary mechanism of economic participation. When that assumption changes, the effects extend far beyond employment statistics. They touch how we define contribution, how wealth is distributed, how institutions adapt, and how individuals find purpose. Those questions led me to begin writing The Age of Abundance Series, an exploration of how core systems of society evolve as scarcity gives way to abundance. The first book, The Age of Abundance: AI and the Future Beyond Work, launches in April 2026. Writing is how I think through what I’m observing. Here I share essays and reflections on AI, work, wealth, and the human implications of a more abundant future. I share essays and reflections on AI, work, wealth, and the human implications of a more abundant future. Come explore them at www.leandromaya.com

Experience

  • Director of Internal Audit at Circle
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Facebook (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Internal Audit Manager
      Apr 2019 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs

    • Finance Risk & Controls Manager
      Aug 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Finance Manager, Latin America at Apple
    Apr 2013 - Aug 2017 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible for Statutory Accounting and Tax Compliance for the Latin America region

  • Internal Audit Manager at De Lage Landen
    Mar 2009 - Apr 2013 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Responsible for the internal audit activity in the Latin America region. Based in Wayne, PA, US

  • Internal Audit Manager Latin America at Banco De Lage Landen S/A
    Mar 2007 - Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for the Internal Audit activity in the Latin America region. Based in Porto Alegre, Brazil