Marissa Streit

Marissa Streit is the chief executive officer of PragerU, the nation’s largest edu-tainment nonprofit. Marissa’s clear-eyed leadership made PragerU one of the most influential education media organizations that teaches American history, civics, and values. PragerU videos receive more than two billion views annually.

When Marissa took the helm of PragerU in 2011, she began to redefine how American values compete in the modern media landscape, and in our culture. Marissa pioneered PragerU’s edu-tainment approach, which blends education with all-American storytelling and cutting-edge digital media. PragerU content equips students of all ages, especially America’s rising generations with 60 percent of YouTube viewers under the age of 35.

Marissa is also the host of PragerU’s Real Talk, a fast-growing interview series featuring leading voices across politics, culture, and education. The show is a high-level platform for long-form conversation, already drawing millions of viewers and further expanding PragerU’s reach and influence.

She launched PragerU Kids in 2023, a landmark expansion into supplemental education content specifically designed for K–12 students, their families, and educators. Since its inception, PragerU Kids has forged partnerships with 12 states and counting, and its resources are in classrooms across the country. PragerU Kids supplemental education content on history, civics, social studies, and financial literacy includes books, videos, suggested lesson plans, and more.

Marissa earned her bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from UCLA, and a master’s degree in Education and Non-Profit Management from the American Jewish University. Marissa’s career began by serving students as a teacher, and then as a headmistress of two southern California schools. Today Marissa is unafraid of defending American values and is shaped by a fervent love for America and an abiding commitment to education.