Leadership Speaker on the Future of Work & Organizational Culture; Former Google & Facebook Executive; Author of "Lean Out"

Englewood, NJ, USA
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Marissa Orr Biography

Marissa Orr is a former executive at Google and Facebook, bestselling author, and leadership speaker. With over 15 years of experience in Silicon Valley's top tech companies, she has delivered talks to thousands of attendees in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, at institutions such as Google, Twitter, Pace University, The New School, and American Express.

Originally from Miami, Orr received her Master’s degree in Decision and Information Sciences from the University of Florida. She is the author of "Lean Out: The Truth About Women, Power, and the Workplace," published by HarperCollins Leadership in June 2019. Orr's work challenges conventional views on corporate leadership and gender dynamics, offering a groundbreaking perspective on the systemic dysfunction within today’s most progressive organizations.

Featured in major media outlets like Forbes, Fox, Yahoo! Finance, and CNBC, "Lean Out" has been recognized not only as a critique of Sheryl Sandberg’s "Lean In," but as a transformative work that offers practical strategies for fostering innovation and creativity in the workplace. Orr’s approach to leadership, which emphasizes the importance of mindset and culture over traditional hierarchical structures, provides actionable insights for both men and women in the corporate sector and beyond. She resides in New Jersey, where she enjoys reading and spending time with her three children.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/16/2025.

Marissa Orr Speaking Topics

  • The Truth About Diversity & The Workplace

    Former Google and Facebook executive, Marissa Orr, offers a compelling answer to the question few dare to ask: What have we gotten wrong about women at work?

    Based on in-depth research and personal experiences, Marissa shares her journey as a single mom of three trying to find success in her 15-year career at the world’s top tech giants. She gives an insider’s look at the systemic dysfunction inside today’s most progressive organizations, providing a revolutionary new perspective on why there are so few female leaders in corporate America. She doesn’t simply present a counterargument to modern feminist rhetoric but offers a revolutionary path forward to change the trajectory of the lives of women and men in the corporate world and beyond.

  • Innovation, Creativity & Culture

    Innovation happens by applying the scientific method to business stuff. Hypothesis, Experiment, Retry. But if it’s really that simple, why is it so hard?

    Former Google & Facebook executive and bestselling author, Marissa Orr, offers a behind-the-scenes look at what’s really driving the innovative successes and failures across today’s top tech giants. Combining in-depth research with 15 years of experience at Google and Facebook, Orr offers a totally fresh, groundbreaking perspective on why most organizations fail to innovate. By focusing on the process of innovation, the most critical element is overlooked: mindset. The former is easy, the latter is extraordinarily difficult.

    Weaving the latest, cutting edge research with humorous and engaging stories from her time in Silicon Valley, Orr overturns the conventional wisdom on innovation, explains why common but empty platitudes like ‘fail harder’ actually fail to help companies be more innovative, and explores what most people get wrong about the best way to inspire collaboration, creativity, and higher performance.

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Marissa Orr Videos

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Let's fix the system: Marissa Orr

Let's fix the system: Marissa Orr

Join Marissa Orr, author of the forthcoming book Lean Out, as she shares how we can re-wire organizations to better meet the needs of a diverse...

Former Facebook and Google employee reveals companies' cultures

Former Facebook and Google employee reveals companies' cultures

Marissa Orr, former Facebook and Google employee and author of the book "Lean Out," joins CNBC's "Closing Bell" to discuss Silicon Valley culture and...

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Marissa Orr is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Truth About Diversity & The Workplace, Innovation, Creativity & Culture, The Future of Work and Building a Culture of Truth. The estimated speaking fee range to book Marissa Orr for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Marissa Orr generally travels from Englewood, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Marilyn Tam, Fran Hauser, Bethanie Baynes, Tiffany Shlain and Randi Zuckerberg. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Marissa Orr for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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