Airbnb Org chart
This Airbnb org chart highlights the company’s organizational structure and leadership team, including key executives such as Brian Chesky (CEO & Co-Founder) , Rebecca Van Dyck (CMO) , and Ari Balogh (CTO) . It provides a clear overview of the leadership team’s roles and how they work together to achieve organizational goals and ensure effective management across all functions.
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Airbnb Leadership Team
Executives
Profile Summary
Brian Chesky
CEO & Co-Founder
Brian Chesky is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Airbnb and sets the vision and strategy for the company. In 2007, Brian and Joe Gebbia became Airbnb’s first hosts. Since then, Brian has overseen 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, Brian has embedded his creative roots in 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 Experience host in San Francisco.
Rebecca Van Dyck
CMO
Rebecca Van Dyck joins Airbnb as Chief Marketing Officer. Becca, a veteran of Meta, Apple and Wieden + Kennedy, began consulting for Airbnb earlier this year. As Chief Marketing Officer, she will lead Airbnb’s Marketing, Research, and Creative teams. Becca and her team will be embedded in product development from the start, helping shape the work from the ground-up.
Ari Balogh
CTO
Ari Balogh oversees 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’s mission of connection and belonging. Prior to joining 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!, 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.
Hiroki Asai
Chief Experience Officer
As Chief Experience Officer at Airbnb, Hiroki Asai oversees all marketing efforts around the world, with a focus on highlighting the Airbnb community’s millions of hosts who offer unique places to stay in over 220 countries and regions globally. Prior to joining Airbnb, Hiroki was a senior advisor at SYPartners in which he worked with 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.
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Lucius Diphillips
Chief Information Officer (cio)
Visionary and transformative C-Suite Technology & Operations leader with over 20 years of experience in IT, Financial Services, Payments, eCommerce, Risk, Trust & Safety. Dynamic and highly regarded change agent consistently recognized for leadership and people development. Track record of success in delivering business results and operational excellence. Strategic thinker who can design, build, scale, and transform large global organizations. Excellent communication and collaboration with exceptional ability to partner and influence at all levels.
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Ellie Mertz
Chief Financial Officer
Ellie Mertz is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Airbnb and holds the title of VP of Finance. Prior to joining Airbnb, Ellie held various finance-related positions at companies such as DoorDash, Faire, and Netflix. With a strong educational background from Stanford University and Columbia University, Ellie brings a wealth of experience in strategic finance, advanced analytics, investor relations, and corporate development to their current role.
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Ronald A. Klain
Chief Legal Officer
Ron Klain oversees Airbnb’s global legal and ethics functions and community policy team. Ron served as the 30th White House Chief of Staff, from January 2021 to February 2023 – the longest tenure of any Democratic President’s first chief of staff. Ron’s career in public service began as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Byron White for the Court’s 1987 and 1988 Terms. Following his time clerking at the Supreme Court, Ron was Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Leadership Committees, Associate Counsel for Judicial Selection under President Clinton, Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore, Chief of Staff and Counselor to the US Attorney General, and Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden. In the Obama administration, Ron served as White House Ebola Response Coordinator, to tackle the West African Ebola epidemic of 2014-15. In the private sector, Ron has served as Partner and National Practice Group Chair at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers, from 1999-2004 and again in 2023. Earlier he was General Counsel for the technology investment firm Revolution LLC from 2005 to 2020. Ron is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia only.
Nate Blecharczyk
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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.
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Dave Stephenson
Chief Business Officer & Head of Employee Experience
Dave Stephenson oversees the global finance function and is responsible for Airbnb’s financial management, planning and reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, corporate and business development, real estate, and procurement. Prior to joining 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 and a BS in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University. Dave is an Airbnb host in Washington.
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Jay Carney
Global Head of Policy & Communications
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.
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Tara Bunch
Global Head of Operations
Tara Bunch oversees 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, 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 and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
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