Maribel Lieberman

Founder and CEO of MARIEBELLE

Maribel Lieberman is a successful entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. she founded Marie Belle, a luxury artisanal chocolate brand renowned for its beautifully designed and exceptional handmade chocolates and confections.

Marie Belle has become a hallmark of New York's chocolate scene and a city icon over the past two decades. In 2001, She first opened her shop in 2002, and Oprah Winfrey counts herself a fan, adding her chocolates to her highly coveted favorite things list. Lieberman’s style-savvy designs hail from her love of fashion, and her background in design.

After moving to the US in the early 1980s from Honduras, she studied fashion at Parsons School of Design. It led her to founding her own catering firm, which led her to specializing in desserts—her lifelong passion.

With her high-end design degree, she combined her love of fashion with chocolate.