- Source of Wealth: Ball Bearnings
- Age: 78
- Birth Place: Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Marital Status: Widowed (Georg Schaeffler)
- Full Name: Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler
- Nationality: Germany
- Date of Birth: August 17, 1941
- Occupation: Co-owner of Schaeffler Group
- Children: 1 (Georg Schaeffler)
Most of Maria-Elizabeth’s net worth comes from the success of Continental. However, she also took over in 1996 following the death of her husband, Georg, the manufacturing company that is now known as INA. Currently, she owns 20% of the umbrella company, INA Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG. In January 2013, she was named Family Business Woman of the Year 2012 by the representatives from the German business world and the business newspaper, Handelsblatt. She is also a member of the supervisory board of Continental and the vice chair of the supervisory board of Schaeffler.