Marisa Rizzuti Jeopardy Profile: Age, Job, Family, Stats

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Marisa Rizzuti Jeopardy Contestant Profile

Marisa Rizzuti, MPA, is an American nonprofit fundraising professional and philanthropic administrator who serves as the Director of Planned Giving Administration at UNICEF USA. Originally from Centerport, New York, she is now based in New York City, where she has built a career specializing in charitable estate administration, legacy giving, nonprofit fundraising, and donor relations. Throughout her professional career she has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service, volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, and philanthropy. Rizzuti has stated that she is passionate about motivating others to become involved in community service and social impact initiatives, combining formal training in nonprofit administration with extensive practical experience in fundraising and volunteer management.

Rizzuti has spent more than eight years at UNICEF USA, steadily progressing through increasingly senior leadership positions. She joined the organization in January 2018 as an Associate, Planned Giving, before being promoted to Manager, Planned Giving in July 2022, Assistant Director, Planned Giving in June 2024, and ultimately Director, Planned Giving Administration in January 2026. In her current role, she works with estate representatives, attorneys, executors, and donor families to administer charitable gifts left through wills and trusts, helping secure long-term funding for UNICEF’s humanitarian work supporting vulnerable children around the world. Her responsibilities include estate settlement, legacy gift administration, charitable asset management, and advising on planned giving strategies.

Before joining UNICEF USA, Rizzuti worked as a Finance Associate at TSG Reporting from June 2010 until January 2018, where she supported the litigation support company that provides court reporters, videographers and interpreters to legal professionals and corporations worldwide. Earlier in her career she served as an Administrative Assistant at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz during 2008 and completed an internship with Tender in London later that year. In 2021 she expanded her international nonprofit experience by participating as a Global Social Impact Fellow with MovingWorlds, where she completed an intensive fellowship focused on social impact frameworks, human-centered design, global leadership, social enterprise, coaching, mentoring, cross-cultural collaboration, and consulting on an international service project.

Academically, Rizzuti earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Nonprofit Administration from Baruch College, City University of New York, studying between 2015 and 2017. She previously graduated cum laude from Marist College with a Bachelor of Arts in History (2006–2010), where she participated in Alpha Sigma Tau sorority and Marist Cheerleading. During her undergraduate studies she also completed a semester abroad in London through the Foundation for International Education (FIE) in 2008.

Volunteerism has remained a central part of Rizzuti’s career. Since April 2016, she has volunteered extensively through New York Cares, supporting organizations including GMHC, The New Jewish Home, Church of the Village, God’s Love We Deliver, Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition, Terence Cardinal Cooke Healthcare Center, and Rescuing Leftover Cuisine. Between 2016 and 2019 she also served as a Team Leader, coordinating weekly community meal volunteers and leading major service events including New York Cares Day and the 9/11 Day of Service. Her contributions earned her the Presidential Service Award (Bronze) from New York Cares.

Professionally, Rizzuti possesses expertise in planned giving administration, nonprofit fundraising, volunteer management, research, writing, customer service, Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, copy editing, Guidestar, and organizational administration. She is also affiliated with Nu Lambda Mu, Pi Alpha Alpha, and has been a member of UNICEF USA Toastmasters since September 2018.

Outside of her nonprofit career, Rizzuti gained national recognition after being selected as a contestant on Jeopardy!, with her appearance scheduled for July 15, 2026. On the program she was introduced as a Director of Planned Giving originally from Centerport, New York, highlighting her successful career in nonprofit leadership before making her television debut.

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