Marissa Streit is an American and Israeli [1] businesswoman and CEO of PragerU, a conservative media organization. [2] [3] [4]
Marissa Streit is an American and Israeli [1] businesswoman and CEO of PragerU, a conservative media organization. [2] [3] [4]
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 completed her primary education in Israel, and later served in the Israel Defense Force's military intelligence Unit 8200. [5] [6]
Streit attended the University of California, Los Angeles, studying business and economics. [1]
Following her graduation, she returned to California and taught fourth and fifth grade, later becoming headmistress of a school in Manhattan Beach. [1] [7]
Streit describes 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, and in 2011 became its CEO. [3] [7] Streit has overseen PragerU's vision of "edutainment", focusing on cartoons and videos. These have included videos making 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 2013, Streit interviewed Hungarian President Viktor Orbán on Hungary's relationship with the European Union. [12]