PresidentSesame Workshop
Sherrie Westin is President of Social Impact and Philanthropy for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street. She leads the Workshop’s efforts to serve vulnerable children through mass media and targeted initiatives in the United States and around the world. She serves as Sesame Workshop’s chief mission ambassador, raising awareness, developing strategic partnerships, and cultivating philanthropic support.
Westin led the Workshop’s efforts to create the largest early childhood intervention in the history of humanitarian response, bringing critical education to refugee children in the Syrian response region.
Westin has held leadership positions in media and public service, including Assistant to the President for Public Liaison & Intergovernmental Affairs for President George H.W. Bush.
Westin serves on numerous boards, including UNICEF USA, Communities in Schools, and Vital Voices. She was named a “Leading Global Thinker” by Foreign Policy Magazine and one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business.”
Early Childhood to Primary EducationEducationHealthPeace and Human RightsSanitationWomen's and Girls' Education
Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
