Bio:

Marissa is currently the Executive Assistant to Rui Costa, President & CEO of the Allen Institute. Previously, she was the Senior Program Assistant for the Postsecondary Success (PS) strategy in US Programs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As part of PS' leadership team, in support of the Director and the leadership team, and as the manager of PS' Program Assistants, she focused on resource management, capability and capacity building, DEI, team culture, and being a great manager. Prior to that, she was the Executive Assistant to Julie McElrath, Sr Vice President of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at Fred Hutch. Marissa has a Bachelor's Degree in International Studies from Seattle University with a focus on global non-profit work.