FRED DIXON
President and CEO
NYC & Company

Fred Dixon is President and CEO of NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organization. With more than 29 years of experience in the travel industry, Dixon has the overall responsibility for developing and implementing New York City’s tourism and convention development strategy internationally and in domestic leisure and business markets. At NYC & Company, he has built a sales and marketing team that is at the core of the organization’s strategy to increase visitation and economic impact across the City.

Dixon oversees 17 global offices comprising sales, marketing and press professionals in diverse feeder markets from Australia to the UK, China to Mexico and India to Brazil.

Fred is a respected leader with positions on travel industry association boards and committees including the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the U.S. Travel Association Executive Committee and Board, the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation Board, Tourism Cares Board, the U.S. Travel IPW Planning Committee, and serves as co-chair for the U.S. Travel Association’s Meetings Mean Business Coalition.