10 Airbnb executives
Two co-founders, Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk, appear among these Airbnb executives, alongside the current CFO, Chief Business Officer and CTO and former holders of the COO, CMO and Chief Design Officer titles. Six of the ten hold current roles, so a call can cover today's priorities as well as how the company handled legal, marketing and design calls in earlier years.
Professionals to explore
Ahmad Al-Dahle
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Airbnb
Since January 2026, Ahmad Al-Dahle has been Chief Technology Officer at Airbnb. Ahmad was VP, Head of GenAI at Meta (2020-2026) and worked at Apple in the Special Project Group (2014-2021) and the Imaging & Sensing Technology Group (2007-2014). Questions about where generative AI fits in Airbnb's product and engineering plans belong with Ahmad.
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Alex Schleifer
LinkedInExperience: Chief Design Officer · Airbnb
From 2019 to 2020 Alex Schleifer was Chief Design Officer at Airbnb. Alex now works as Creative Director and Co-Founder of Human Computer, a video game studio, and in Product & Design at The Game Band, and has been a Venture Partner at Rise Capital since 2020. Alex fits questions about how design decisions were made and weighed against other priorities at Airbnb.
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amy curtis-mcintyre
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Marketing Officer · Airbnb
Amy Curtis-McIntyre was Chief Marketing Officer at Airbnb (2013-2014), and was SVP, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer at Old Navy (2010-2011) and SVP, Marketing at Hyatt (2006-2009). Amy is now a Marketing Advisor at Patricof Co (P/Co) and a Board Member at Breeze Airways. Brand and marketing questions, drawing on the CMO titles at Airbnb and Old Navy, are Amy's fit.
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Belinda Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Operating Officer · Airbnb
Belinda Johnson was Chief Operating Officer of Airbnb (2018-2020), Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer (2015-2018) and General Counsel (2011-2015), and sat on Airbnb's Board of Directors (2020-2023). As Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer, Belinda led Airbnb's business engagement and operational strategies, and the legal titles make this the call for legal and business affairs questions.
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Brian Chesky
LinkedInExperience: Co-founder & CEO · Airbnb
Brian Chesky has been Co-founder & CEO of Airbnb since 2007 and was also Principal at Brian Chesky Design (2007) and Industrial Designer at 3DID (2005-2007). An industrial designer by background, as a public biography notes, Brian is the person for questions on how Airbnb's chief executive sets company-wide priorities across hosts, guests and new products.
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Dave Stephenson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Business Officer · Airbnb
Dave Stephenson holds two current Airbnb titles, Chief Business Officer since 2024 and Head of Employee Experience since 2021, and was CFO of Airbnb (2019-2024). Having held both the CFO and Chief Business Officer titles, Dave can speak to how finance and business priorities are traded off at the top, and to employee experience questions.
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Dwetri Addy
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Diversity & Belonging (Chief Diversity Officer) · Airbnb
Dwetri Addy has been Global Head of Diversity & Belonging (Chief Diversity Officer) at Airbnb since 2025 and Head of Belonging and Development since 2026. Dwetri was VP, People at Gusto (2024-2025) and VP, People & Culture at Stitch Fix (2022-2024). People programs, belonging and employee development at Airbnb are the topics Dwetri can speak to.
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Ellie Mertz
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Financial Officer · Airbnb
Ellie Mertz became Chief Financial Officer of Airbnb in 2024 after serving as VP of Finance (2019-2024) and Head of Global Financial Planning & Analysis (2013-2019) at the company. Since 2022 Ellie has also been Board Member and Audit Chair at both DoorDash and Faire. Budgeting, planning and capital allocation questions fit Ellie, as does the view from the audit chair seats at DoorDash and Faire.
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Nathan Blecharczyk
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder, CSO · Airbnb
Nathan Blecharczyk is Co-Founder and CSO of Airbnb (since 2017) and was Co-Founder & CTO (2008-2016). A public biography also describes Nathan as chairman of Airbnb China and the company's first chief technology officer. That record suits questions on long-range strategy and on Airbnb China.
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Renee Jewell
LinkedInExperience: Former Controller at Airbnb, and CFO Airbnb Payments Inc. · Airbnb
Renee Jewell was Controller at Airbnb, and CFO Airbnb Payments Inc. (2021-2026), and earlier Controller, Platform Airbnb and CFO Airbnb Payments Inc. (2018-2021). At eBay, Renee was Director, North America Marketplaces Controller (2012-2018) and Director, North America Shared Services (2010-2012). Accounting close, controls and payments finance questions suit Renee.
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Choose the right perspective
Finance questions have three candidates: Ellie Mertz (CFO since 2024), Dave Stephenson (CFO 2019-2024, now Chief Business Officer) and Renee Jewell (Controller and CFO of Airbnb Payments Inc. until 2026). For brand, design or legal history, the former executives Amy Curtis-McIntyre, Alex Schleifer and Belinda Johnson are the better call, while Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk and Ahmad Al-Dahle speak to current strategy and technology.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do Airbnb's executives weigh what hosts want against what guests want when the two conflict?
- 02When a city changes its short-term rental rules, who on Airbnb's executive team owns the response and how fast does it move?
- 03How did Airbnb decide which new products or services to put next to stays, and what did it stop doing to make room?
About this directory
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