Sheelagh Wylie

Vice President, Business Development, Travel Trade

Sheelagh Wylie is the Vice President of Business Development, Travel Trade for the Empire State Building Observatory. Ms. Wylie oversees the Sales organization for the Observatory and is responsible for multi-year strategies for all sales partners and markets, leveraging technology and analytics to optimize revenues and improve efficiencies.

Ms. Wylie worked in the Publishing and Tourism industries for more than 25 years, during which she held several management positions. She was previously the Chief Marketing Officer, Americas for VisitBritain, the national government agency that promotes England, Scotland, and Wales to international visitors. She was also Vice President, Business Development, North America for Merlin Entertainments, the global leader in branded destinations.

She holds Bachelors degrees in Political Science and Spanish from Rutgers University and is a former Chair of the Student Youth Association Foundation.