Sherrie Rollins Westin

Sherrie Rollins Westin is an American businesswoman. She is the CEO of Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization that produces the television series Sesame Street.

Early life and education She was born Sherrie Lynn Sandy to Charlotte Ann (née Weeks) and William Gresham Sandy of Roanoke, Virginia. She has two siblings, William G. Sandy Jr. and Mark Steven Sandy. In 1980, she graduated with a degree in Communications from the University of Virginia, and in 1986 was the director of communications for the Oliver Carr Company, a real-estate development concern in Washington. She serves on the boards of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Communities in Schools, and Vital Voices Global Partnership. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the US-Afghan Women's Council, the Early Childhood Peace Consortium Advisory Board, and serves on the Early Childhood Development Action Network Education Leadership Council.

Awards and recognition In 2014, Westin was awarded an honorary doctorate from Concordia College in New York.

In 2017, Westin was named one of Fast Companys "100 Most Creative People in Business". She was also awarded the Smithsonian's "American Ingenuity Award".

Personal life Westin has been married twice. In 1987, she married Ed Rollins. Westin lives in Bronxville, New York, with her second husband, David Westin; she has two children.