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Ever since she was young, Maron Fasil has been motivated to achieve greater heights, striving for the next goalpost personally and professionally. 

Maron’s parents hail from Ethiopia and migrated to the U.S. before she and her brother were born. She grew up in Germantown, Maryland, and later attended the University of Maryland, College Park. Initially, Maron majored in International Business, but two years in, wanted to narrow her focus. So, she changed her degree to Information Systems with a minor in Supply Chain Management. Her enterprising spirit took flight during those college years when she started a jewelry business with a friend, wrote a screenplay, and explored the development of a driver’s license mobile app, which she then pitched during a seed funding competition.

Maron started her career path at EY after discovering the accounting firm through a career fair and later applying through her university’s hiring portal. For the six years she was with EY, most of her assignments were with Freddie Mac’s Multifamily technology initiatives. Maron was part of the Multifamily division’s early digital transformation efforts on one of the first teams to implement the new Agile delivery practices in the buildout of the myOptigo® platform. In 2022, after a stint as an interim product owner, she decided she wanted to officially be part of the growing innovations at Freddie Mac and joined the company full time in 2023. 

In her current role as a product owner in the underwriting block, Maron is responsible for defining product priorities, representing stakeholder and customer needs, and partnering with her team to deliver high‑value outcomes. She collaborates closely with business stakeholders, UX designers, developers and other product teams to align key features, requirements, dependencies and milestones — ensuring solutions meet business needs and support successful delivery across teams. 

Below, Maron shares her insights on Freddie Mac’s important work.

Freddie Mac’s mission is to Make Home Possible. What does that mean to you?

A: To me, our mission is about doing work that truly matters. Whenever I see homes and apartment buildings as I go about my day, I see real‑world examples of how Freddie Mac serves as the supportive backbone of the housing market. Making Home Possible isn’t just a slogan — it reflects what we do and how we operate. Because of our work, homeownership is more accessible for people across the country.

Maron Fasil and her brother

Maron and her brother at a family member’s wedding in Tennessee.

How does Freddie Mac’s technology work stand out to you?

A: I have often heard that most companies’ digital transformations fail 70-80% of the time. At Freddie Mac, we’re in year six and still going strong, grounded by a sustained focus of continually reevaluating our processes to drive greater efficiency, staying attuned to modern and emerging technologies, and adopting a mindset of continuous growth and improvement. Freddie Mac is also intentional about incorporating artificial intelligence in ways that support day‑to‑day work and strategic goals. This technology‑forward approach gives us a competitive advantage and enables quicker adoption.

What do you like about your job or what gets you excited to come to work?

A: I like seeing new things come together, even when it is just at the start of the journey! Seeing a collective vision with attainable goals is encouraging for my daily work. This Bible quote is something I frequently reference that describes this sentiment well: Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.  –Habakkuk 2:2-3

In addition to the work, it’s the culture at Freddie Mac that makes me excited. I collaborate with dedicated people who want to see each other succeed. We all have a shared desire to accomplish a broader goal and that shared focus drives us forward together.

Maron with church friends

Maron and friends from the GreatHer Discipleship Program attending a church event.

What advice would you give your younger self?

A: I have a couple tips I’d give my younger self:

  1. Audit your time! This concept comes from Dr. Henry Cloud and is about taking inventory of how we spend our time and then evaluating whether or not time spent aligns with your priorities. I’m often amazed by what I find after doing this audit! From there, it becomes much easier to take corrective action steps where needed.
  2. Tying back to no. 1, carving out dedicated quiet time to prioritize tasks. Even just 10-15 minutes of dedicated time to prioritize the most pressing tasks makes a huge difference in me feeling ready to start my workday. This keeps me feeling productive and present throughout the day when I can focus on the most pressing items first, then address ad hoc requests.

Maron Fasil with her parents in Corinth, Greece

Maron and her parents visiting Corinth, Greece.

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