Marisa Blank is President of Necto Sports, leveraging 28+ years of hospitality leadership to help host cities, professional leagues, and organizing committees secure and execute hotel operations for major global sporting events.

After starting her career in private banking, Marisa spent over two decades in hotel sales, including serving as Director of Citywide Sales for Starwood Hotels in New York City. She later led Northeast region sports and convention sales for the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, partnering with the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission to spearhead host-city bids for Super Bowl LVI, the FIFA World Cup, and numerous All-Star games.

Based in NYC, Marisa holds a BA from Arizona State University and served on the PCMA New York Area Chapter board for five years.