Founder AND CEO of Open Channel Culture, Marisa currently serves with IEEE.org as Chair of Global Methodologies for Planet Positive 2030, as a Co-Chair of the AI Ethics Education committee, and as part of the Working Groups contributing to recommended standards for AI design and human wellbeing.

A 2x TEDx speaker, Marisa has presented in events, conferences, and summits such as World Economic Forum week events in Davos, IEEE, XRSI.org, Stanford HAI/Standford Woods, NYC UNGA-Climate week, The Female Quotient, and Brazilian Tech Mission. Applied AI Lead & Senior Fellow with The Digital Economist, she partners with a diverse range of global leaders and think tanks such as AllTechIsHuman, MKAI.org, UNESCO, Digital Education Alliance, Million Peacemakers, Women4Solutions, The Knowledge Impact Network, and Presencing Institute, and serves as an Advisory Board Member with Smart Ethics and Willie Mae Rock Camp.