Angela Val

Visit Philadelphia President and CEO Angela Val inspires people to visit Philadelphia because Philadelphia inspires her. She leads a diverse team of creative thinkers in building Greater Philadelphia’s image, driving visitation and boosting the economy through day and overnight leisure stays. With more than two decades of experience in tourism marketing, Val assumed the top leadership role at Visit Philadelphia in 2022 — a homecoming after her initial tenure at the organization from 1998 to 2015. Since rejoining, Val has spearheaded the city’s post-COVID-19 tourism recovery, rebuilt the organization’s staff and strengthened its partnerships with industry stakeholders. Under her leadership, the organization launched its first joint tourism marketing campaign with the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Come For Philadelphia. Stay For Philly; TED Democracy, a series of high-profile public events in the run-up to the country’s semiquincentennial celebrations, In Pursuit of a Mo