Eliza Pesuit

Eliza is the founding executive director of Global Glimpse, a leading nonprofit that works to make transformative travel, leadership, and global learning accessible to young people from low income and underrepresented backgrounds.

Under Eliza’s leadership, Global Glimpse has grown more than ten-fold and expanded to served over 8,000 students across the US in partnership with public high schools and youth development organizations. Global Glimpse is the only travel and leadership organization in the USserving majority low income and underrepresented students at scale and Eliza has built powerful partnerships with high profile companies including United Airlines, Expedia Group, Marriott International, Snap Inc., and Away that are transforming the travel industry and she was named one of the Top Women in Travel and Hospitality in 2024.

Eliza is bilingual in Spanish and English and has lived and worked across the US and Latin America. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Eliza lives in Springfield, MA with her partner, 16 year old stepson, and 2 year old daughter. When she's not doing gamechanging work with Global Glimpse, you can find her painting, going on outdoor adventures, traveling, gardening, hosting gatherings, and volunteering to support fundraising and development strategies for local organizations.