Maya Tharian is a WWF intern and is an honorary member of the Young Green Liberals.

Her political focus is on environmental and climate policy, particularly sustainable finance. As a member of the Young GLP Switzerland executive board, she is responsible for leading the Young Alliance for Climate and managing other campaigns. Previously, as an activist in the climate strike, she was the main author of the "Finanzplatz" chapter of the Climate Action Plan and did public relations work in sustainable finance. She is actively committed to an open and tolerant Switzerland. As a child of Indian immigrants, she recognises the value of the cultural diversity brought to Switzerland through migration and sees this as an opportunity.

Maya Tharian graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Zurich in 2023.