Gary Sherwin, CDME

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President & CEO, Visit Newport Beach

Gary Sherwin, CDME

A hospitality industry veteran of over three decades, Gary C. Sherwin, CDME, APR has served as President & CEO of Newport Beach and Company since 2013 and its tourism business unit, Visit Newport Beach Inc. since 2006. Sherwin is responsible for overseeing the community marketing organization promoting Newport Beach, California as a premiere luxury destination.

Sherwin also served as the Chairman of the Washington DC-based Destinations International, the trade association for global destination marketing organizations. Sherwin is past chairman of the Orange County Visitor Association and is also the past chairman of the California Travel Association, the state’s leading umbrella tourism advocacy organization. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the US Travel Association. He previously also worked for the destination marketing organizations in Los Angeles and Palm Springs.