Marissa Streit
Marissa Streit | |
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Streit speaking with attendees at the 2018 Young Women's Leadership Summit | |
| Born | August 28, 1981 Los Angeles, United States |
| Citizenship | American and Israeli |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | CEO of conservative media organization PragerU |
Marissa Streit is an American-Israeli[1] businesswoman who is CEO of PragerU, a conservative media organization.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Streit was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of an Australian father and Moroccan mother.[1] Her parents met in Israel.[1] Following her parents' divorce, Streit and her mother moved to Israel at age 7.[1]
Streit, who is Jewish, completed her primary education in Israel, and later served in the Israel Defense Force's military intelligence Unit 8200.[5][6] After completing her military service, Streit attended the University of California, Los Angeles, studying business and economics.[1]
Career
Following her graduation, she returned to California and taught fourth and fifth grade, later becoming headmistress of a school in Manhattan Beach[1][7] and worked as the director of operations for the Israeli-American Council.[1]
Streit described her push to activism as a result of Israel's portrayal in American media and growing Anti-Zionism, along with the role of teacher's unions.[7]
In 2009, Streit joined PragerU, a non-profit promoting conservative and capitalist viewpoints. In 2011 she was promoted to its Chief Executive Officer position.[3][7]
Streit has overseen PragerU's vision of "edutainment", focusing on cartoons and five-minute YouTube videos to promote the conservative and pro-Israel point of view on various issues; some of which contain false claims about climate change.[6]
Streit has criticized the teaching of climate change in schools, including in Florida.[8][9][10] She has overseen the expansion of PragerU teaching material to Texas schools.[11]
In August 2025, Streit interviewed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Hungary's relationship with the European Union.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bandler, Aaron (2023-08-31). "Marissa's Moment". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ "Marissa Streit". www.prageru.com. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ a b "Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time (Published 2020)". 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ Serfaty, Sunlen (2025-08-15). "Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out 'woke' teacher applicants today". CNN. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ "Biography — Marissa Streit". Kairos. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ a b Stone, Peter (2023-09-06). "US 'university' spreads climate lies and receives millions from rightwing donors". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ a b c "How a Los Angeles-based conservative became one of the internet's biggest sensations". Los Angeles Times. 2019-08-23. Archived from the original on 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ "Florida schools 'hijacked by the left' turn to anti-climate cartoons". Politico. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ "Walking the 'woke' tightrope". Politico. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ Skibell, Arianna (2023-08-07). "Next frontier in Fla. education wars: Climate". Politico. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ Povich, Elaine (2023-11-03). "Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in a handful of states". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ Leitner, Attila (2025-08-15). "Orbán: "I have only one friend – the Hungarian people" - Video". The Budapest Times. Retrieved 2025-08-20.