
Frans Hijkoop
Chair, Board of Trustees
Sesame Workshop
Former Executive Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer
MetLife, Inc.
Our Leadership
Chair, Board of Trustees
Sesame Workshop
Former Executive Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer
MetLife, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Ex Officio Member of the Board
Sesame Workshop
Retired Founder
Watanabe Ing LLP
*Former Chairman
Managing Partner
Hakluyt & Company
Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
Partner
Eastman & Eastman
Global Chair Consumer Retail and Healthcare Groups, Investment Banking Division
Goldman Sachs
Vice Chairman
Global Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor
Morgan Stanley
Former Managing Director
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc.
Distinguished Senior Fellow
University of Chicago Law School
Professor and Chair of Journalism and Media Studies, School of Communication and Information
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Founder
Ella's Kitchen
Executive Producer and Host
In the Grey
President and Chief Operating Officer
Peterson Management LLC
CEO, Co-Founder and Managing Director Ulu Ventures
General Partner
Rustic Canyon / Fontis Partners LP
President Emerita
Spelman College
Founder and President
The Young Women's Leadership Network
Principal
Five Forty Investments
Chairman, Global Advisory Group
Sesame Workshop
Global Chairman and CEO
The Cranemere Group Limited
*Former Chairman
Chair, Board of Trustees
Sesame Workshop
Former Executive Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer
MetLife, Inc.
Chairman
BlackRock Institute
Former National Security Advisor to President Obama
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
WestExec Advisors
Former Undersecretary of State of Defense for Policy under President Obama
Board Director
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
CEO and Founding Partner
Basilinna
Co-Founder
Higherlife Foundation
Former Colombia Ambassador to the U.S.
Former President of the Inter-American Development Bank
17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Co-Fouder and Chairman
Urban Alliance Foundation
Our Leadership Council is composed of individuals representing a variety of industries, regional perspectives, and professional expertise dedicated to Sesame Workshop’s mission. Members provide thought leadership, serve as ambassadors, and support Sesame Workshop by sharing their time, treasure, knowledge, and networks to engage the broader community.
Chair
VP, Strategic Adviser and Chief of Staff for the CEO
Microsoft
Chairman of the Board
Citizens Archive
Author & Activist
Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Brighton Park Capital
Associate Research Scholar
Yale University
Principal and Head of Investor Relations
Lovell Minnick Partners
Managing Partner
Audax Holdings
Consultant
Smartstream RDU
Founder
Dirigo Advisors
Former Litigator
Senior Litigation Counsel
W. L. Gore & Associates
Founder and CEO
Kindred Content
Marketing Advisor and Startup Confidant
Blink Advisory