Most Influential Leader Herrell conjures QC wins

By: Kenda Burrows|December 7, 2025

|11 min read

Visit Quad Cities President and CEO Dave Herrell was chosen by QCBJ’s readers as the region’s Most Influential Leader as VQC celebrated the 35th anniversary of an organization that has been transformed under his leadership. CREDIT TODD WELAERT

Cheerleader, collaborator, visionary, sorcerer and alchemist.

That’s how fellow Quad Cities leaders describe Visit Quad Cities President and CEO Dave Herrell, QCBJ readers’ choice for 2025’s Most Influential Leader.

Fans also point to an impressive number of impactful wins the organization has recorded since Mr. Herrell was hired in October 2018 to lead and strengthen tourism promotion in the Quad Cities.…

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