Sesame Workshop has found its next CEO.
Non-profit organization producing Sesame Street Sherrie Westin has been appointed as the new CEO, becoming the second female CEO in the organization's history, following Westin. Sesame Street Produced by Joan Ganz Cooney.
“Sesame Workshop's mission is to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We can advance that mission better than Sherrie Westin, a seasoned leader with both proven experience and an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of children. “No one has done more to get it done.” Cooney said in a statement: She said, “I can’t think of a better person to lead Sesame Workshop as we address the most pressing needs of children and families around the world.”
Westin has served as Sesame Workshop’s president since 2021 and was named interim CEO in February following the departure of Steve Youngwood. She joined Sesame Workshop in 1998 and has overseen several key initiatives for the organization.
The organisation is at a pivotal moment of change. It avoided a writers’ strike earlier this year, but the next 12 months will be crucial. Sesame Street's With its deal with HBO up for renewal, Sesame Workshop must either agree to extension terms or find a new home for its programming.
And Sesame Workshop is planning a “reimagining.” Sesame Street It starts with Season 56, which will debut in the fall of 2025. The Hollywood Reporter Exclusively detailed last October, the show ditches the magazine-style format in favor of two long, narrative-driven segments combined with new animated segments. story of 123.
“After an extensive CEO search, the Sesame Workshop Board of Directors has unanimously selected Sherrie Westin, who has proven to be deeply knowledgeable, tireless in her commitment to children and families, and passionately committed to our mission,” said Gaby Sulzberger, Sesame Workshop Board Chair. “Sherrie is the inspirational leader that Workshop needs, and she has the Board’s absolute confidence and support to embrace this role and lead us into the future.”
“Children are the most important investment we can make in our future. They are why Sesame Street was created 55 years ago, and why the need for our work has never been greater,” Westin added. “Carrying on Joan Ganz Cooney’s legacy is both humbling and inspiring, and working with Gaby, her directors and colleagues to Sesame Street “We can continue to help children succeed for the next 55 years and beyond.”