Earlier this week former CEO Gary E. Knell announced he would be resigning his position a CEO of Sesame Workshop to become the new CEO of Public Radio. Taking his place as CEO of Sesame Workshop will be H Melvin Ming, who is currently serving as the COO of t the company. Sesame Workshop is the company behind the Sesame Street shows that airs in the United States and internationally. They are also behind many different educational shows of the past and present like: Dragon Tales, Pinky Dinky Do, 3-2-1 Contact, The Electric Company, Play with me Sesame, Sagwa.