Edward Harris is the President & CEO at Visit Williamsburg. Prior to entering the tourism industry, Harris served in brand marketing roles over a 15-year period at a collection of global brands including eBay, Under Armour, Timberland, and Converse.
More recently, Harris served in tourism leadership positions over the past ten years. He served as the President & CEO of Discover Lancaster Pennsylvania from 2020-2024, and prior to Lancaster, he was Chief Marketing Officer at the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board from 2014-2020.
Harris was named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s prestigious “40 under 40” class in 2017. He is a frequent guest speaker and panelist at tourism industry events and serves as a virtual adjunct professor in the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University, where he teaches an evening MBA Marketing class. He holds an MBA in Management from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University.
