Born in Sweden, Marianne immigrated with her family to San Francisco at the age of 10. She has a B.A. in Political Economics from UC Berkeley, and an M.B.A in International Business and Marketing from The Anderson School at UCLA. Following her passion for travel and the international community, she has worked in the travel industry ever since, focused on Marketing, Events, and Strategy at Buffalo Tours, AAA, Club Med, and United Airlines.
Through her travels, Marianne has seen the inequality of access to a good education and is passionate in her work with Teach with Africa to help bring about change.