We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality.

We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow.

We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with.


We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.


Founded in 2008, Airbnb started out as a simple idea. The two founders, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were desperately trying to make rent in San Francisco. To raise money, they strategically rented out their air mattresses to attendees of a major conference in the area. This is where the name "Air Bed and Breakfast" is derived from, and would soon become the well-known industry disruptor "Airbnb".
 
Airbnb is a global travel community that offers magical end-to-end trips, including where you stay, what you do and the people you meet. The platform has grown to 4 million hosts who have opened their homes to 1 billion guests around the world with their most popular destinations being in Kissimeee FL, NYC, LA, Davenport, FL, San Diego, Atlanta, Austin Texas, and many more.

Airbnb uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents to become hospitality entrepreneurs. Through their technology, they facilitate the connection and renting process between the hosts and travelers, however, do not actually own any of the rented out spaces themselves.

Although they are known mostly for their lodging services and unique housing options, they also provide online experiences or in-person meet ups and community relief services. These two offerings became especially prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other natural disasters that occurred around the world where housing options quickly became scarce.

Today, Airbnb's headquarters are in San Francisco where the simple idea started. They have additional offices in LA, NYC, Berlin, and Paris with plans to expand in Atlanta. They will continue to widen their global footprint to accommodate guests around the world.

Hotels & Hospitality

Internet

Travel & Leisure

Airbnb

Erin Aquino is the Director of Channel Communications at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Erin spent six years at [Edelman](/org/edelman) working with clients in the technology, retail, and food & beverage industries. Erin also spent seven years as a professional dancer with the Trinity Irish Dance Company, and thirteen years as a dance instructor at Trinity Academy of Irish Dance. Erin has a Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of California, Berkeley.

Erin Aquino graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in News-Editorial Journalism and English.

Erin Aquino reports to Chris Lehane, Global Head of Policy & Communications. Erin Aquino works with Nick Wilkins - Director of Communications, Fallon O'Connor - Director of Global Consumer & Product Communications.

Erin Aquino

Danielle Zloto is currently a Senior Experiential Creative Production Manager, Experiential Creative Product at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to that, they were an Executive Assistant to Brian Grazer at [Imagine Entertainment](/org/imagine-entertainment) from June 2007 to December 2012. Before that, they were an Assistant to Michael Bay at Bay Films from December 2004 to June 2007.

Danielle Zloto has a BFA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona, and they are currently pursuing a degree in Film & TV at [New York University](/org/nyu).

Danielle Zloto reports to Bruce Vaughn, VP, Experiential Creative Product.

Danielle Zloto

Maud Meister is the Director of Marketing Strategy at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Maud has over fifteen years of experience in marketing and branding. 

Meister began their career as a Business Manager at the International Biometric Group. Maud then spent seven years as a Strategy Director at [Siegel+Gale](/org/siegelplusgale), before moving to Code and Theory in 2017. In their role as Group Director Creative Strategy, they were responsible for developing creative campaigns for clients across a variety of industries. 

Meister is an expert in brand strategy and positioning, with a proven track record in driving growth for their clients. Maud is passionate about helping companies tell their unique stories and connect with their customers on a deeper level.

Maud Meister studied Industrial and Labor Relations at [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university), where they earned their BS.

They are on a team with Ran Tao - Director of Growth Marketing, Pankaj Kumar - Director of Search Marketing, and Emma Jagunich - Experience Researcher. Their manager is Hiroki Asai, Global Head of Marketing.

Maud Meister

Juniper Downs is the current Global Lead of Community Policy & Partnerships at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Juniper has extensive experience in public policy and government relations, having served as both a Director and a Senior Counsel for companies like YouTube and Google.

Downs has been instrumental in advocating for innovation-friendly policy outcomes, testifying before US Congress and the UK Parliament on behalf of both YouTube and Google. Juniper has also created campaigns and strategies to raise awareness of the positive contributions of both companies.

More recently, Downs has focused on building a global public affairs function for Google, creating strategic focus through identifying primary proactive areas of social impact investment. Juniper has also implemented a data-driven approach to identifying risks and opportunities, and measuring success.

Their manager is Rich Baer, Chief Legal Officer. They work with Bernadine Seet - Associate General Counsel, APAC, Garth Bossow - Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, and Bart Rubin - Deputy General Counsel, Payments.

Juniper Downs

Fannie Boulanger is the current Head of Global Procurement at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Fannie has also served as the Vice President of Global Procurement for both Verizon Media and Yahoo. Prior to that, they were the Procurement Operations Lead at Adobe. Fannie has also worked as the Head of Procurement in Brazil for Microsoft and as a Business Development Manager for Accor USA.

Fannie Boulanger holds an MBA in Purchases & Quality Management from Montpellier Business School, as well as a Master's degree in Business Law, DJCE, from the University of Montpellier. Fannie also has a certification from [Harvard University](/org/harvard) in Advanced Negotiation Skills.

Fannie Boulanger works with David Bernstein - Chief Accounting Officer, Ellie Mertz - VP, Finance, and Mike Liberatore - Head of Finance, Hosting & Platform. Their manager is Dave Stephenson, CFO.

Fannie Boulanger

Manish Maheshwari is the Head of Product, Developer Tools & Guest Experience at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Manish was previously a Senior Product Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a Product Manager at Two Sigma.

Maheshwari has extensive experience in product management, with a focus on cloud-native architectures and containerization. At AWS, they led the definition and delivery of IaaS and SaaS products for external customers, identifying new product opportunities and writing business proposals. Manish was also responsible for defining product vision, positioning, and go-to-market strategy, assessing product-market fit and pricing strategy, building product partnerships, and collaborating with engineering and UX teams to deliver customer-centric products.

Overall, Maheshwari has learned and executed the AWS way of product management, which emphasizes extreme focus on customer needs, managing by metrics and anecdotes, diving deep, and executing for cloud scale. Manish is also known for their ability to write narratives instead of powerpoint slides.

Manish Maheshwari is a graduate of the University of Mumbai, where they earned their Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology/Computer Science. Manish also holds a Masters in Computer Science from [Northeastern University](/org/northeastern-university), as well as an MBA in Strategic Management from The Wharton School.

Their manager is Ari Balogh, CTO. Some of their coworkers include Vyl Chiang - Head of Product, Data, Max Charkov - Director of Engineering.

Manish Maheshwari

Sanjay Raman is the Director of Product Management for Airbnb Plus at Airbnb. Sanjay was previously the VP of Product at Houzz, where they built and scaled the Houzz Marketplace, and before that, they were a Product Manager at Google. Sanjay has also been an investor with Greylock Partners.

Sanjay Raman has a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Sanjay also has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Their manager is Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting. Sanjay Raman works with Bola Akinsanya - Director of Growth, Nick Guezen - Director of Portfolio Strategy, Luxe & Luxury Retreats, and Andy Yasutake - Global Director, Platform.

Sanjay Raman

Liz Walker is the current Director of Product, Trust at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they were with Nike as the Product Director for Nike+, and before that they were a Senior Product Manager at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin). Liz began their career as an Associate Consultant at Marakon Associates. 

Liz has a proven track record in product management and design. At ZOOM+Care, they led the Digital Product and Design team and was responsible for the website, iOS app, and provider EMR tools. Liz owned the online P&L and weekly revenue performance driven by organic traffic, SEO and paid media. Liz successfully launched ZOOM+Care chat, allowing patients to instantly chat with a doctor. 

At Nike+, Liz was responsible for managing the product development process from concept through commercialization for the Nike+ ecosystem of digital products across web, mobile, and desktop platforms. This included working with cross-functional teams of designers, engineers, QA, business analysts, and project managers. 

As a Senior Product Manager at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin), Liz increased adoption of InMail by redesigning the InMail user experience on both web and mobile. Liz also drove the development of new features that resulted in a 5% increase in InMail response rates.

Liz Walker has a BA in Political Science from [Duke University](/org/duke-university) and a certificate in Markets & Management. Liz also studied at Universidad de Sevilla, where they majored in Political Science and Art, Culture.

Liz Walker works with Kum Hong Siew - COO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China, Jaspreet Bansal - Trust Operations Program Management Supervisor, and Q Hamirani - Global Head of Live & Work Anywhere. Liz Walker reports to Tara Bunch, Global Head of Operations.

Liz Walker

Diya Banerji Parial is a Director of Product at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Diya has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, with a focus on online payments, risk management, and compliance.

Parial began their career as a business analyst at Providian Financial in 1998. Diya then moved to CashEdge in 2005, where they served as Senior Product Manager for online payments, bank-funded transactions, and [Interbank](/org/interbank) money movement. In 2010, they joined [PayPal](/org/paypal) as Director of Product, managing all Regulatory Compliance Products globally.

At [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Parial is responsible for Payments Risk & Compliance. Diya oversees a team that implements product strategies that manage for differing regional compliance and regulatory needs and grow product capabilities to scale to innovative products.

Banerji Parial attended [UC Berkeley](/org/uc-berkeley) for their undergraduate degree in business administration and management. Diya then earned their masters in computer applications from SNDT University in Mumbai. Finally, they completed their bachelors of science in statistics from St. Xavier's College.

Diya Banerji Parial works with and Victoria Ku - Senior Product Lead, Commerce & Payments Platform. Their manager is Sam Shrauger, VP, Global Head of Payments & Chairman/CEO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Payments.

Diya Banerji Parial

Vyl Chiang is currently the Head of Product, Data at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they served as a product manager at multiple companies, including [The Apache Software Foundation](/org/the-apache-software-foundation), [Lyft](/org/lyft), and Facebook. They also have experience in engineering management, having served as Sr. Engineering Manager, Data Infrastructure & Analytics at [Ross Stores](/org/ross-stores). Additionally, they have worked in analytics and professional services at [Williams-Sonoma](/org/williams-sonoma-inc) and NetSuite, Inc.

Vyl Chiang graduated with a BS in Computer Science from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

and Paul Ellwood - Director of Data Strategy reports to Vyl Chiang. Some of their coworkers include Manish Maheshwari - Head of Product, Developer Tools & Guest Experience, Max Charkov - Director of Engineering. Their manager is Ari Balogh, CTO.

Vyl Chiang

Edouard Tabet is the Head of Guest Product at Airbnb. Edouard has held this position since April 2017. Prior to this, they were the Director of product at TripAdvisor from January 2015 to April 2017. During their time at TripAdvisor, they launched the TripAdvisor Timeline (formerly Rove, acquired by TripAdvisor in 2015). Edouard also led the development and launch of the first TripAdvisor AI assistant. Prior to TripAdvisor, Edouard was the Founder & CEO of ZeTrip/Rove (acquired by TripAdvisor) from October 2011 to January 2015. Rove is a revolutionary travel App that was fully automated travel memory. It was named one of the top 50 apps of 2013 by TIME, best of 2013 by Apple, 10 travel essentials by the Huffington Post, best of 2013 by CoolHunting, and top 10 lifelogging apps by [Mashable](/org/mashable). Before ZeTrip/Rove, Edouard was the VP Engineering at SpeedDate.com (acquired by Match.com) from July 2009 to October 2011. Edouard was also the founding tech lead at [Trulia](/org/trulia) from January 2005 to December 2009.

Edouard Tabet has a MS in Computer Science from Pierre and Marie Curie University. Edouard also has a MS from University of Chicago in Computer Science as part of an exchange program with [UPMC](/org/upmc).

Edouard Tabet reports to Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting. They are on a team with Giuseppe Montana - Global Operation & Program Manager Lead, Experiences, Vlad Loktev - VP & GM, Core Host, and Sanjay Raman - Director of Product Management, Airbnb Plus.

Edouard Tabet

Adrianne Wang Martinson is the Head of Product - China Platform at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they were at Adobe as the Group Product Manager, Cloud Enterprise Solution from October 2018 to January 2020. Before Adobe, Adrianne worked at Box as the Group Manager, Product Management for Admin Console from August 2017 to October 2018. At [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), they were the Senior Product Manager for Chatter Feeds & User Profile from January 2015 to August 2017. Adrianne started their career at Microsoft as the Product Manager for Enterprise Social (Yammer) from June 2013 to December 2014.

Adrianne has extensive experience in product management and has successfully launched products in various market segments. Adrianne is especially skilled in identifying market opportunities and defining value propositions and marketing strategies. Under their leadership, the products they have managed have seen significant increases in activation and usage rates.

Adrianne Wang Martinson has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Adrianne also did an MBA exchange program in Doing Business in Korea at [Seoul National University](/org/seoul-national-university). Adrianne has an Associate's Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Some of their coworkers include and Xuan Li - Head of Engineering, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China. Their manager is Kum Hong Siew, Chief Operating Officer, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China.

Adrianne Wang Martinson

Ran Tao is the Director of Growth Marketing Marketing at Airbnb. 

Before joining Airbnb in 2018, Ran was the Director of CRM at eBay. 

Ran Tao

Victoria Ku is a senior product lead at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), where they focus on the company's commerce and payments platforms. Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Ku was the founder of Unurgent Inc., a startup that developed web applications for physician diagnosis and medical decision support. At [Accenture](/org/accenture), they worked as a management consultant in the financial risk division. Ku began their career as a financial analyst at Wells Fargo Bank before transitioning to operations analyst at Polo Ralph Lauren.

Victoria Ku earned a Bachelors degree in Finance from Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

They are on a team with and Diya Banerji Parial - Director of Product, Payments Risk & Compliance. Victoria Ku reports to Sam Shrauger, VP, Global Head of Payments & Chairman/CEO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Payments.

Victoria Ku

Ms. Ahuja joined the board of directors in December 2021. Ms. Ahuja is Block’s Chief Financial Officer (NYSE: SQ). Block has four ecosystems: Square, which helps entrepreneurs start, run, and grow their business, Cash App, which allows individuals to send, spend, invest and save money, TIDAL, the global music and entertainment platform, and TBD, a platform for open-source financial services dedicated to cryptocurrency and the blockchain. Ms. Ahuja is also Chairperson of Block’s industrial bank Square Financial Services, which is an independently governed subsidiary of Block. Ms. Ahuja was previously the CFO of Blizzard Entertainment, a leading global developer and publisher of interactive software products and entertainment content, a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI). Ms. Ahuja was with Activision Blizzard for over eight years in a number of finance and strategy roles across the company, including SVP of Investor Relations, VP of Finance and Operations, and VP of Strategy and Business Development. Prior to Activision Blizzard, she held various roles at Fox Networks Group, the Walt Disney Company’s Strategic Planning group, and Morgan Stanley’s Technology Investment Banking Division. She received her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and her A.B. from Duke University.

Amrita Ahuja

Jay Carney was most recently the Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs at Amazon and he is also the former White House Press Secretary for President Barack Obama.

In his seven years at Amazon, Jay built and ran the company’s Global Corporate Affairs organization, reporting directly to the CEO. He oversaw Amazon’s policy and public relations, highlighting how the platform empowers its millions of small business sellers. He also directed its community investments—including disaster response, humanitarian relief for Ukrainian refugees and education programs for children and young adults from underrepresented communities. Prior to joining Amazon, Jay served as White House Press Secretary to President Obama from 2011 to 2014 and, before that, as Director of Communications for then-Vice President Joe Biden. Before entering government, he spent 20 years at TIME magazine, including as a foreign correspondent and as Washington bureau chief leading TIME’s political and policy coverage. 

Jay serves on the board of the Urban Institute, which does groundbreaking work in areas like housing affordability, racial inequality and health equity. He also serves on the board of Human Rights First, which assists asylum-seekers, calls out human rights abuses around the world, and tracks and combats violent extremism in the US and overseas.

Jay Carney

Bruce Vaughn is a VP, Experiential Creative Product at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Bruce has over twenty-eight years of experience in product development and innovation. Bruce has worked at Walt Disney Imagineering, [Dreamscape Immersive](/org/dreamscape-immersive), and UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. 

Bruce graduated Cum Laude from [Colgate University](/org/colgate-university) in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a minor in Art Bruce'story. Bruce began their career working on the technical staff of Bran Ferren's company, Associates & Ferren. Bruce then moved to Walt Disney Imagineering in 1993 where they have been involved in many efforts that cross over the various divisions of [The Walt Disney Company](/org/disney). Some of their notable projects include the renovation of Spaceship Earth at Epcot and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold." In 2016, they became the CEO of [Dreamscape Immersive](/org/dreamscape-immersive) and is currently VP, Experiential Creative Product at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb).

Bruce Vaughn graduated from [Colgate University](/org/colgate-university) with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature.

Bruce Vaughn reports to Nate Blecharczyk, Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Chairman, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China. They work with Kum Hong Siew - Chief Operating Officer, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China, Jordi Torres Mallol - Managing Director, North America & Latin America.

Bruce Vaughn

Joe Gebbia is the co-founder and chairman of [Airbnb](/org/airbnb).org at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Joe has a background in industrial design and has designed packages, retail experiences, trade show experiences, and presentation images and models. Joe was also the co-founder of Ecolect, Inc., where they were a partner, interface designer, and strategist. Joe has also interned at Item New Product Development and founded [Juice Studios](/org/juice-studios) and CritBuns.

Joe Gebbia

Belinda Johnson is a board member at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Belinda was previously with Yahoo! Inc., where they served in multiple roles and progressed from Associate General Counsel to SVP and Deputy General Counsel. Belinda oversaw the legal strategy for Yahoo’s global products, content alliances, compliance, public policy, trademark, consumer protection, litigation, and privacy. Prior to that, they were with Littler Mendelson as a litigation associate. Belinda has also been with Broadcast.com as their General Counsel and with Winstead, Sechrest, & Minick, PC as a litigation associate.

Belinda Johnson

Vlad Loktev is the VP & GM of Core Host at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they were a Senior Product Manager at [Zynga](/org/zynga), where they helped grow the ecosystem to over 14mm DAU by launching features to drive installs, virality, and retention across mobile (iOS, Android) and web clients. Vlad has also been a Co-Founder & CEO at Crooster and a Derivative Trader at [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley).

Some of their coworkers include Sanjay Raman - Director of Product Management, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Plus, Edouard Tabet - Head of Guest Product, and Claudia Peyri - Trips Territory Manager, Spain & Portugal. and Dave Countryman - Director of Global Strategy reports to Vlad Loktev. Vlad Loktev reports to Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting.

Vlad Loktev

Caroline Boone is currently the Head of Adventures at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to that, they were the Gallery Director at Eye Level Art, a mixed-used contemporary art gallery in downtown Charleston from June 2009 to June 2010. Boone has also worked as a freelance writer and editor from April 2009 to July 2012, during which they were a writer and content strategist for a portfolio of digital and print publications as well as content strategy and SEO for multiple early-stage startups.

Caroline Boone works with Sanjay Raman - Director of Product Management, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Plus, Claudia Peyri - Trips Territory Manager, Spain & Portugal, and Bola Akinsanya - Director of Growth. Caroline Boone reports to Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting.

Caroline Boone

Amr Younes is the current Director of Community Support Operations, Americas at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they were the Vice President, Revenue Optimization at Luxury Retreats from July 2016 to February 2017. 

Younes has also held the position of Vice President of Sales at [Air Canada](/org/air-canada) Vacations from June 2014 to May 2016. As a member of [Air Canada](/org/air-canada) Leisure Group Executive Team, they were responsible for the direction and management of all sales and business development operations. Amr led their national sales force and collaborated with [Air Canada](/org/air-canada)'s global sales team to achieve corporate revenue goals and growth objectives.

From May 2002 to June 2014, Younes was the Vice President & General Manager at Encore Cruises.

Their manager is Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting. They work with Sanjay Raman - Director of Product Management, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Plus, Edouard Tabet - Head of Guest Product, and Caroline Boone - Head of Adventures.

Amr Younes

David Bernstein is the current Chief Accounting Officer at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at ServiceSource from January 2010 to December 2013. From July 2008 to October 2008, they were the Senior Vice President, Finance at CBS Interactive. David also served as the Senior Consultant at Silver Spring Networks, Inc. from January 2009 to April 2010. From January 2006 to December 2008, they were the Senior Vice President, Finance at CNET Networks, Inc. (acquired by CBS in June 2008). Prior to that, they were the Vice President, Finance at Adobe from January 2001 to December 2006. David also served as the Vice President, Finance at Blue Martini Software from March 2000 to November 2001.

David Bernstein works with Fannie Boulanger - Head of Global Procurement, Ellie Mertz - VP, Finance, and James Stern - VP, Finance. David Bernstein reports to Dave Stephenson, CFO.

David Bernstein

Fionnuala Coburn is the current Global Director of CS Service Excellence at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Fionnuala has over 20 years experience in customer service and telecommunications. Fionnuala started their career as a Telecommunications Project Engineer at [ExxonMobil](/org/exxonmobil) and later moved to LM Ericsson Ltd, where they became the Technical Marketing/Account Manager. In 1998, they joined [Vodafone](/org/vodafone) Ireland as Head of Strategic Customer Experience. After leaving [Vodafone](/org/vodafone) in 2013, they became an independent consultant, working with clients in the Internet Services and Agri sectors. In January 2015, they joined [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) as Global Director of CS Service Excellence.

Fionnuala Coburn has an MBA from University College Dublin and a B.Eng in electrical and electronic engineering from Queen's University Belfast.

They work with Sam Shrauger - VP, Global Head of Payments & Chairman/CEO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Payments, Liz Walker - Director of Product, Trust, and Jaspreet Bansal - Trust Operations Program Management Supervisor. Their manager is Tara Bunch, Global Head of Operations.

Fionnuala Coburn

Garth Bossow is currently the Deputy General Counsel at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they worked as the Vice President of Legal and Deputy General Counsel at [SanDisk](/org/sandisk) from February 2015 to September 2015. Garth also worked as an Associate General Counsel at [SanDisk](/org/sandisk) from March 2007 to March 2013, and as the Vice President of Legal & Strategic Relationships from March 2013 to February 2015. Garth Bossow began their career as a Derivatives Trader at Marquette Partners from September 1994 to August 1995. Garth then worked as an Associate at [Fenwick & West](/org/fenwick-west) from July 2000 to February 2007.

Garth Bossow has a MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management, a JD from Vanderbilt University Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from The George Washington University.

Their manager is Rich Baer, Chief Legal Officer. They work with David Rak - Associate General Counsel, Bart Rubin - Deputy General Counsel, Payments, and Juniper Downs - Global Lead, Community Policy & Partnerships.

Garth Bossow

Jaspreet Bansal is a Trust Operations Program Management Supervisor at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Jaspreet has also worked as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and as a Law Clerk for the New Jersey Judiciary. In addition, they have served as a Student Attorney for the Rutgers Urban Legal Clinic.

Bansal began their career as a law clerk, where they conducted legal research, assisted in drafting opinions, and scheduled hearings. Jaspreet also regularly interacted with parties, service providers, and counsel regarding case management and procedural requirements in child abuse and neglect cases. In their role as a student attorney, they wrote memoranda on civil motions and observed oral argument on those motions.

As an assistant prosecutor, Bansal conducted outreach to victims of domestic violence to educate them about the judicial process and provided resources for support. Jaspreet also gathered evidence and evaluated the strength of criminal cases to recommend an appropriate course of action. In addition, they conducted jury trials in criminal cases, interviewed and prepared witnesses for trial, and presented cases to the Grand Jury.

In their current role at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Bansal is responsible for managing trust operations and programs. Jaspreet works to ensure that [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) meets all compliance requirements and provides a safe and secure experience for its users.

Jaspreet Bansal is a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Rutgers Law School.

Their manager is Tara Bunch, Global Head of Operations. They work with Kum Hong Siew - COO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China, Sam Shrauger - VP, Global Head of Payments & Chairman/CEO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Payments, and Darin Evenson - Global Director of Internal Operations, Community Support.

Jaspreet Bansal

Bart Rubin is the Deputy General Counsel of Payments at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), they served as the Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer at [Payoneer](/org/payoneer) from June 2014 to June 2019. 

At [Payoneer](/org/payoneer), Bart was responsible for building and leading the company's global legal and regulatory infrastructure and advising on the expansion of the business from a prepaid card program manager to a high-growth global payment services platform. Bart also led regulatory strategy, government affairs and licensing efforts globally. 

Bart has deep expertise and understanding of payments laws, regulations, and industry legal issues. Bart is a member of executive management team and counsel to board of directors. Bart also chairs the cybersecurity incident response team, is a member of Risk and Compliance and Global Security Committees, and manages various corporate policies including Anti-Corruption policy and Code of Conduct.

Bart Rubin graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School before going on to study economics at The Wharton School. Bart then went on to Fordham University School of Law to earn their J.D.

Their manager is Rich Baer, Chief Legal Officer. Bart Rubin works with Garth Bossow - Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, David Rak - Associate General Counsel, and Juniper Downs - Global Lead, Community Policy & Partnerships.

Bart Rubin

Nick Guezen is the current Director of Portfolio Strategy, Luxe & Luxury Retreats at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, Nick was with Carimo as their General Manager from November 2011 to November 2014. Before that, Nick was a Real Estate Broker with Groupe Go Immo from January 2009 to April 2017. Nick's first job was as a Marketing Intern (Coordinator) with the Montreal Alouettes from March 1998 to November 1998.

Nick Guezen has a DEC from [Concordia University](/org/concordia-university) in Marketing/Commerce and a certification from the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board in Licensed Real Estate Broker. Nick also has a certification from CEGEP - [John Abbott College](/org/john-abbott-college) in the same field.

Some of their coworkers include Vlad Loktev - VP & GM, Core Host, Claudia Peyri - Trips Territory Manager, Spain & Portugal, and Caroline Boone - Head of Adventures. Their manager is Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting. A direct report to Nick Guezen is and Diya Sen - Design Lead, Luxe Marketing.

Nick Guezen

Senior Manager, Regional Partner Operations

Q Hamirani is the Global Head of Live and Work Anywhere at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to Airbnb, Q was the SVP of People Operations at JLL, where they led the transformation of all people services and technology across payroll, compensation, benefits, recruiting, learning and analytics. Q has also served as the Global Director of Human Resources at The Warranty Group and as the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Supertek Scientific. Q is also the Founder & Managing Consultant of GoQuali.

The educational career for Q Hamirani includes a Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute Certification from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Global Strategy & Innovation from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering & International Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Additionally, Hamirani has a People Analytics Certification from The Wharton School, an International/Global Studies Certification from [Technische Universität Darmstadt](/org/technische-universitat-darmstadt), and an International Baccalaureate from [Kodaikanal International School](/org/kodaikanal-international-school). Hamirani also has certifications from People Leader Accelerator in Chief People Officer Bootcamp, [Human Capital Institute](/org/human-capital-institute) (HCI) in Human Capital Strategist (HCS), Cornerstone OnDemand in Recruiting, Core HCM, Advanced Compensation, Succession Planning, Performace, Reporting & Security, and Workday in Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Tracking, Advanced Compensation, Advanced Reporting & Security Fundamentals.

Q Hamirani

Meggan Massie

Emma Jagunich

Allie Hastings is the Lead Product Counsel at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Allie was previously the Marketing Lead at BuiltWorlds Careers from October 2013 to May 2014 and a Corporate Associate at [Gunderson Dettmer](/org/gunderson-dettmer) from October 2014 to September 2018. Allie was also a Summer Associate at [Gunderson Dettmer](/org/gunderson-dettmer) from January 2013 to December 2013.

Allie Hastings has a BS Commerce with Distinction from the [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia) and a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

Their manager is David Rak, Associate General Counsel.

Allie Hastings

Project Manager, Procurement

Mike Liberatore

As COO, Siew is fully responsible for [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) China's daily operation and management and reports directly to [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)'s co-founder, chief strategy officer and China chairman Nathan Blecharczyk.

Kum Hong Siew

Nathan (Nate) Blecharczyk is the co-founder of Airbnb and Chief Strategy Officer. Nate plays a leading role in driving key strategic initiatives across the global business, particularly those which require a holistic understanding of the business, public policy, product, data, and Airbnb’s long-term stakeholder interests. He oversaw the creation of the Airbnb City Portal, an industry-first software solution that addresses the needs of cities relating to short-term rentals; the launch of Airbnb’s anti-party technology; and the creation of Airbnb’s engineering, data science, payments, and performance marketing teams. 

Nate holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Nate Blecharczyk

James Stern is the VP of Finance at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). James was previously the Director of Finance at Google from May 2013 to February 2018. Prior to that, they were a Senior Finance Manager at Microsoft from July 2010 to May 2013.

James Stern has a Master of Business Administration from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) and a BA in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

James Stern reports to Dave Stephenson, Chief Financial Officer. Some of their coworkers include Morgan Hughes - Head of Finance, Experiences, Ellie Mertz - VP, Finance, and Jeff Mullen - Head of Treasury.

James Stern

Sam Edelson is the current Director of Product Management at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Prior to this, they were the CEO of Lovely, a mobile solution that empowered consumers to search, apply and pay for their primary apartment rental. Sam was also the CEO & Co-Founder of Tripflavor, an Opentable-style platform for tours and activities.

Sam Edelson has a Masters in Business Administrations from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university).

They work with Mai Leduc Blount - Head of Product - Global Payments & Commerce, Darin Evenson - Global Director of Internal Operations, Community Support, and Sam Shrauger - VP, Global Head of Payments & Chairman/CEO, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Payments. Sam Edelson reports to Tara Bunch, Global Head of Operations. and Katie Chabolla - Product Manager, [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Experiences reports to Sam Edelson.

Sam Edelson

Max Charkov is the Director of Engineering at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Max was previously a software engineer at Google, where they worked on web search ranking and features. Max also launched several user-facing features, including product search integration and rich results. Max was also a software engineer intern at [Yandex](/org/yandex) and Intel.

Max Charkov has a MS in Computer Science from Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Some of their coworkers include Manish Maheshwari - Head of Product - Developer Tools, DevOps & Reliability, Vyl Chiang - Head of Product, Data. Their manager is Ari Balogh, Chief Technology Officer. Some direct reports include James Ostrowski - Software Engineer, Parag Hardas - Engineering Manager, and Hannah Xue - Software Engineer.

Max Charkov

Rich Baer oversees [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s global legal and ethics functions, and initiatives to become a 21st Century company that is responsible to all stakeholders.

Rich is experienced in leading legal teams of large, fast-growing public companies with a wide range of complex matters at the intersection of law, business and society. Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Rich led the legal teams at [Liberty Media](/org/liberty-media), United Health and Qwest Communications. Named by the National Law Journal as one of the country’s top general counsels, throughout his career Rich has focused on making the legal community more diverse and inclusive.

Rich is a graduate of [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university) and Duke University School of Law, and is an [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Experience host.

Rich Baer

Andy Yasutake

Josh Meltzer

Jeannette Cheng

Viswa Kiran

Claire Lebarz

Stephanie Szabó

Lucia Balcazar

Chelsea Zamora

Nancy Bright

L  T

Elizabeth Barros

Dewi Billano

Jayant Balyan

Dan Kim

Heather Rosen

Jeffrey Schulte

Michelle Fang

Ivan Leontiev

Justin Chen

Sean Widjaja

Liuyang Li

Melissa Thomas-Hunt transitioned from a leadership position in Diversity and Belonging to an Advisory role in 2021.

An expert on building inclusive, global teams, Melissa joined [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) from [Vanderbilt University](/org/vanderbilt-university), where she served as Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence. Her publications have appeared in Research on Organizational Behavior, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Melissa received her masters and doctoral degrees from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university)’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from [Princeton University](/org/princeton).

Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt

Mr. Lin joined the board of directors in November 2012. Since October 2010, Mr. Lin has been a partner at Sequoia Capital Operations LLC (“Sequoia”), a venture capital firm. He represents Sequoia on our board as well as several other privately-held companies, including [DoorDash](/org/doordash), a food-delivery and local logistics platform, since 2014, and Houzz Inc., an online home designs and furnishings platform, since 2011. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration of LinkExchange, a banner advertising exchange acquired by Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”). From June 1999 to December 2014, he served as Co-Founder and General Manager at Venture Frogs, LLC, a seed fund that invested in companies such as Ask Jeeves, OpenTable, Inc., Tellme Networks, Inc., and [Zappos](/org/zappos).com Inc. (“Zappos”). From January 2001 to June 2005, he served as Vice President of Finance and Business Development of Tellme Networks, a voice recognition services and platform company acquired by Microsoft. From January 2005 to December 2010, he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of [Zappos](/org/zappos), an online retailer acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics from [Harvard University](/org/harvard) and a Master of Science in Statistics from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Alfred Lin

Ari Balogh oversees [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s Engineering and Data Science organizations. This includes leading our Infrastructure, IT, and Information Security teams, as well as core platforms like Trust, Payments, Community Support, and Growth & Traffic. Ari combines a passion for developing novel technology with a deep commitment to [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s mission of connection and belonging.

Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Ari was VP of Engineering at Google, where he was responsible for core infrastructure and data platforms, including the data and serving systems behind Google Search. Before Google, Ari was CTO at [Yahoo!](/org/yahoo), where he led the 8,000+ engineering and product team and was responsible for all product development.

Ari holds an M.S.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from [Johns Hopkins University](/org/johns-hopkins-university).

Ari Balogh

Mr. Chenault joined the board of directors in January 2018. Since February 2018, Mr. Chenault has served as Chairman and Managing Director of [General Catalyst](/org/general-catalyst), a venture capital firm. Mr. Chenault served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company, a publicly- held diversified financial services company, from April 2001 through January 2018. Prior to that, he held roles of increasing responsibility at American Express Company, including President of the U.S. division of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. in 1993, Vice Chairman of the American Express Company in 1995 and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1997. Mr. Chenault has served on the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a publicly-held multinational conglomerate holding company, since May 2020. Mr. Chenault also served on the board of directors of International Business Machines Corporation, a publicly-held multinational technology company, from October 1998 to February 2019, The Procter & Gamble Company, a publicly-held global consumer goods company, from April 2008 to February 2019, and Facebook, Inc., a publicly-held global technology company, from February 2018 to May 2020. Mr. Chenault received a Bachelor of Arts in history from [Bowdoin College](/org/bowdoin-college) and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Kenneth Chenault

Sam Shrauger oversees the global payments platform powering payments in/out for [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) guests and [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) hosts.

Sam Shrauger

David Rak leads a team of lawyers who serve as exceptional product counsel, commercial counsel, and sales team counsel across [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)'s accommodations marketplace, with a focus on [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)'s professional hosts and luxury offerings.

David Rak

Director, Data Governance

Senior Manager, UX Writing

Routing & Channel Optimization Coordinator

Staff Integration Engineer, Talent Systems

Principal - Financial Planning & Analysis, AirCover Insurance

Principal, Financial Operations, Marketing and Design

Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing

Senior QA Engineer, Data

Senior Operations Manager - Scaled Operations

Andy Farrell

Paul Ellwood joined [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) in September 2019 from Netflix, where he had served as Vice President, Data Engineering and Infrastructure. Prior to his six years with Netflix, he spent four years with Rosetta, a Consumer Engagement agency.

Paul Ellwood

Karina Damgaard is the current Culture Programs Manager at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Karina has previous experience working as a Sales Advisor at H&M, a Sales Specialist at deichmann a/s, and a Shop Assistant at føtex, Dansk Supermarked.

Karina Damgaard has a Master's Degree in Business Administration and Organizational Communication from [Copenhagen Business School](/org/copenhagen-business-school), a Bachelor's degree in Intercultural Marketing Communication and English from [Copenhagen Business School](/org/copenhagen-business-school), and a Bachelor's degree in Communication and leadership courses from Rangsit University Bangkok, Thailand. Karina also has a Higher International Business Exam in Global studies from International Business College.

Their manager is Q Hamirani, Global Head of People Operations. Karina Damgaard works with and Andy Farrell - Global Executive Recruiting Leader.

Karina Damgaard

Charlie Zhang

Ms. Ahrendts joined the board of directors in May 2019. Ms. Ahrendts served as Senior Vice President, Retail at Apple Inc. (“Apple”), a publicly-held technology company, from May 2014 to May 2019. Prior to joining Apple, Ms. Ahrendts served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Burberry plc, a global luxury fashion company, from July 2006 to April 2014. Ms. Ahrendts also previously served as Executive Vice President at Liz Claiborne Inc. and President of Donna Karan International, both then publicly-held global fashion companies. Ms. Ahrendts has served as a director of the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a publicly-held fashion company, since August 2018. Ms. Ahrendts has served as a director of WPP plc, a publicly-held creative transformation company with expertise in communications, experience, commerce and technology, since June of 2020. Ms. Ahrendts also serves on non-profits boards, including Saïd Business School at the [University of Oxford](/org/university-of-oxford), The HOW Institute for Society, and Charity: Water. Ms. Ahrendts received a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Merchandising from [Ball State University](/org/ball-state-university).

Angela Ahrendts

Parag Hardas

Pankaj Kumar is the Director of Search Marketing at Airbnb. 

Before joining Airbnb in 2019, Pankaj was the Director of Search Marketing at Groupon. 

Pankaj Kumar

Brian Chesky is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) and sets the vision and strategy for the company. In 2007, Brian and Joe Gebbia became [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s first hosts. Since then, Brian has overseen [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s growth to become a community of over four million hosts who have welcomed more than 800 million guests across 220+ countries and regions.

A graduate from the [Rhode Island School of Design](/org/rhode-island-school-of-design), Brian has embedded his creative roots in [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s culture, product and community. This design-driven approach has enabled a system of trust that allows strangers to live together, and created a unique business model that facilitates connection and belonging.

Brian is a signatory to the Giving Pledge and has committed to donating the net proceeds of his CEO equity compensation to community, philanthropic and charitable causes. Originally from Niskayuna, New York, Brian is an [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Experience host in San Francisco.

Brian Chesky

Darin Evenson

Claudia Peyri is responsible for growing the Airbnb Experience business in Spain & Portugal. Peyri create the general strategy, scales supply acquisition, ensures supply quality, plans and implements the online demand strategy and builds engaged communities of hosts in all the markets. Peyri works cross-functional with global and local functions to assure the success of the Experiences in the territory.

Claudia Peyri

Dave Countryman is the Director of Global Strategy at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). 

Dave drives the development and implementation of company-wide, data-driven strategies. Dave is also responsible for leading cross-functional teams in assessing new business categories / opportunities.

Dave Countryman

Ellie Mertz is the current Vice President of Finance at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Ellie has previously held positions at Netflix and Thomas Weisel Partners. Ellie has a long history of experience in finance and risk management.

Ellie Mertz has an MBA from [Stanford University](/org/stanford)'s Graduate School of Business, an MIA from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and an MA and BA from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Their manager is Dave Stephenson, Chief Financial Officer. They work with Jeff Mullen - Head of Treasury, Morgan Hughes - Head of Finance, Experiences, and David Bernstein - Chief Accounting Officer.

Ellie Mertz

Bernadine Seet is the Associate General Counsel for [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) in APAC. Prior to this, they served as the Senior Legal Director APAC for Yahoo from January 2008 to March 2016. Bernadine also worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a Registered Foreign Counsel from October 2006 to December 2007 and was a Senior Associate at Freshfields Drew & Napier from May 2005 to October 2006. Additionally, they were an Associate at Colin Ng & Partners LLP from September 2003 to April 2005 and at TSMP Law Corporation from January 2002 to August 2003.

Bernadine Seet graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the [National University of Singapore](/org/national-university-of-singapore).

Bernadine Seet reports to Rich Baer, Chief Legal Officer. They work with Bart Rubin - Deputy General Counsel, Payments, Juniper Downs - Global Lead, Community Policy and Partnerships, and David Rak - Associate General Counsel.

Bernadine Seet

Catherine Powell leads the global integrated hosting team, which includes [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) Homes and Experiences, and delivers best in class, quality hosting. Catherine's responsibilities include overseeing the host insights and research team, as well as developing new products and features for [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)'s host community.

Prior to [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Catherine was at Disney for more than 15 years where she most recently served as President of Disney Parks Western Region in the United States and Disneyland Paris in France. Before that, Catherine served as Présidente for the Euro Disney Group, operator of Europe’s leading tourist destination, Disneyland Paris. Prior to joining Disney, Catherine worked for BBC Worldwide for seven years.

Catherine is a graduate of Oxford University where she studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

Catherine Powell

Tara Bunch oversees [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s Community Support, Trust, and Payments teams, responsible for supporting hosts and guests in over 220 countries and regions, and payments in 63 currencies.

Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Tara spent eight years at Apple where she was most recently Vice President of AppleCare, the company’s technical support and repair organization that reaches billions of consumers worldwide. Before that, Tara managed the global team responsible for all of Apple’s Customer Service operations, including the Apple Support website and Support App, and AppleCare extended warranty and insurance plans.

Tara holds an MBA from [Santa Clara University](/org/santa-clara-university) and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Tara Bunch

Katie Chabolla is a Graduate of Stanford University.

Katie Chabolla

Jordi Torres Mallol is the Managing Director North America & Latin America for [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Mallol started his career at [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) before joined [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) as a General Manager, Spanish Latin America in 2013. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering & Industrial Mechanical Engineering from Universitat Ramon Llull and his MBA from [London Business School](/org/london-business-school). 

Jordi Torres Mallol

As Global Head of Marketing at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Hiroki Asai oversees all marketing efforts around the world, with a focus on highlighting the [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) community’s millions of hosts who offer unique places to stay in over 220 countries and regions globally.

Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Hiroki was a senior advisor at [SYPartners](/org/sypartners) in which he worked with [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Before that, Hiroki spent 18 years at Apple and served as Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications and Executive Creative Director where he was responsible for a variety of iconic marketing campaigns for a range of products including the first iMac, Apple Watch and iPhone. Under his leadership, teams created the exceptional advertising, consumer touch points and creative expressions which Apple is known for today. 

Hiroki lives in San Francisco with his family and holds a BA in Graphic Design from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Hiroki Asai

Dave Stephenson oversees the global finance function and is responsible for [Airbnb](/org/airbnb)’s financial management, planning and reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, corporate and business development, real estate, and procurement.

Prior to joining [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), Dave spent 17 years at Amazon, where he was most recently Vice President and CFO of their Worldwide Consumer Organization. Dave also served as CFO of Amazon’s International Consumer business and led finance across many areas of the company, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), North America Retail, and Merchant Services.

Dave holds an MBA from the [University of Iowa](/org/university-of-iowa) and a BS in Industrial and Management Engineering from [Montana State University](/org/montana-state-university). Dave is an [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) host in Washington.

Dave Stephenson

Fallon O'Connor

Diya Sen is a design lead at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb), previously working as a design lead for Luxury Retreats and as a founder and brand and product designer for DSYN.co. Diya has a wide range of creative marketing and branding experience, working with in-house marketing teams to create comprehensive visual marketing strategies, produce creative marketing materials, and enable data-driven marketing. Diya is instrumental in managing and training new team members to improve the overall campaign design process and streamline the workflow across design, CRM, and automation.

Diya Sen's educational career includes a Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honors) from the [Massachusetts College of Art and Design](/org/massachusetts-college-of-art-and-design) in Industrial and Product Design, as well as GCE Advanced Levels from the South Island School.

They are on a team with Giuseppe Montana - Global Operation & Program Manager Lead, Experiences, Edouard Tabet - Head of Guest Product, and Danielle Zloto - Category Manager, Portfolio Development - Experiences. Diya Sen reports to Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting.

Diya Sen

Bola Akinsanya is the Director of Growth at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). Bola was previously a Strategic Partner Manager at Google Inc. from July 2012 to April 2014. Prior to that, they were an Account Executive at Meebo, Inc from October 2010 to June 2012. Meebo was acquired by Google in 2012. Akinsanya began their career in sales at The Wall Street Journal where they were a Global Digital Sales Associate from June 2008 to October 2010.

Bola Akinsanya has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from [University of Alabama at Birmingham](/org/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham).

Airbnb

Org chart

Teams

Board of Directors

CEO and Executive Team

Founding Team

Open roles

Director, Data Governance

Senior Manager, UX Writing

Senior Manager, Regional Partner Operations

Project Manager, Procurement

Behind the scenes

Values

Be a cereal entrepreneur

Embrace the adventure

Be a host

Champion the mission

Discover similar companies