Who we are
Marissa Gluck, co-founder and managing partner of Radar Research, is a digital strategist who has spanned the agency and publisher worlds, most recently as a Vice President at media consultancy MediaLink. As head of research for Disney's Maker Studios, Marissa worked with Fortune 500 brands on their influencer and social strategies. Prior to Maker, Marissa worked in strategy at IPG agency Huge Inc., where she was responsible for the company’s global thought leadership platform, providing a perspective on the impact of emerging technologies across a range of industries. As a consultant, she has worked with companies such as Google, DoubleClick, McGraw Hill, Sony Pictures and agencies such as RGA and POSSIBLE.
Marissa has spoken at major industry conferences in the United States and Europe including AAAA/ANA e-business Conference and Trade Show, Digital Hollywood, Ad:tech, OMMA, and JupiterCannes Lions Global Advertising Forum. She has also addressed several university audiences and professional organizations, including USC's Annenberg School of Communication, NYU's Stern School of Business, and the IAB.
Marissa earned a B.A. from Binghamton University and two Masters Degrees in Global Media and Communication from the London School of Economics and the University of Southern California. She has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California, teaching an undergraduate course on social networking.
Marissa is also one of the principals at design east of La Brea (de LaB), an NEA-funded arts non-profit seeking to increase civic engagement through the lens of design. She writes about architecture, art, and urbanism for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and The Atlantic, among others.
Marissa has spoken at major industry conferences in the United States and Europe including AAAA/ANA e-business Conference and Trade Show, Digital Hollywood, Ad:tech, OMMA, and JupiterCannes Lions Global Advertising Forum. She has also addressed several university audiences and professional organizations, including USC's Annenberg School of Communication, NYU's Stern School of Business, and the IAB.
Marissa earned a B.A. from Binghamton University and two Masters Degrees in Global Media and Communication from the London School of Economics and the University of Southern California. She has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California, teaching an undergraduate course on social networking.
Marissa is also one of the principals at design east of La Brea (de LaB), an NEA-funded arts non-profit seeking to increase civic engagement through the lens of design. She writes about architecture, art, and urbanism for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and The Atlantic, among others.
