Marisa Luzzatto

After working as a consultant to The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, Marisa Luzzatto joined the Retreat Strategy Group as director of retreat operations & special projects full time in September 2018. With a career that has spanned stints in national politics, the White House, and international development, Luzzatto has overseen extensive work in communications and large, multi-faceted project management, both domestically and abroad. At Sunnylands, she manages work in the U.S. civic and democratic engagement portfolio and is charged with oversight of retreats operations. 

Prior to her current post, Luzzatto worked as a consultant to The Malala Fund, where she planned and managed travel with Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai to highlight barriers to girls’ education in places such as east Africa, Northern Iraq and Brazil. After serving in the Clinton Administration, Luzzatto worked for nine years as a senior director at the ONE Campaign, the international anti-poverty initiative founded by the activist and singer Bono. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University.