Marissa is passionate about electing more women to office across the world. She has worked to do so through campaigns, op-eds, and academic research, most recently interviewing individuals in Bosnia about post-war democratization and gender equality. Marissa is currently pursuing her Masters in Global Security and Borders as a Fulbright Scholar at Queen's University Belfast. She received her Bachelors in Political Science and Economics from the University of Connecticut.

CONNECT with Marissa HERE

LISTEN to Marissa's TEDx talk HERE

 

BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !