Sesame Workshop has named Chastity Davis-Garcia its new Chief People Officer. She will lead the organization’s people strategy in support of its mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Davis-Garcia will report to President and CEO Sherrie Westin.

“Chastity is a seasoned people leader, organizational builder, and executive coach with a proven track record in guiding mission-driven and high-growth organizations through periods of significant scale, complexity, and change,” said Westin. “As Sesame Workshop continues to evolve as a global organization, Chastity’s deep expertise will bring tremendous value at a time when our mission is needed more than ever.”

Davis-Garcia brings experience across talent strategy, organizational design, leadership development, and change management—anchored in the belief that people strategy and enterprise strategy are fundamentally inseparable. In her role as Chief People Officer, she will partner closely with senior leaders and teams across the organization to strengthen leadership capability, build scalable people systems, and support a culture where mission, performance and care for people are mutually reinforcing.

Chastity Davis-Garcia, the new CPO of Sesame Workshop, said:

“I am honored to join Sesame Workshop and look forward to partnering with leaders and teams to shape a strategy that supports effectiveness and growth, while reflecting the care, integrity, and purpose at the heart of this iconic organization’s work.”

Prior to joining Sesame Workshop, Davis-Garcia served as a senior leader in the EdTech sector, helping a global organization grow from roughly 350 to more than 4,000 employees. During this period of rapid growth and transformation, she partnered closely with executive leadership and the board to build scalable people systems, strengthen leadership practices, steward culture through acquisitions , and ensure alignment between business priorities and the employee experience.