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10 Airbnb partnerships leaders
These ten Airbnb partnerships leaders hold director and head of partnerships roles across global, hotel, enterprise and connectivity, platform and event partnerships at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Airbnb from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alston Cheek
LinkedInExperience: Director of Platform Partnerships · Airbnb
Director of Platform Partnerships at Airbnb since March 2025. Before Airbnb they were Director of Platform Partnerships at Snap Inc. (2018–2024), where their profile mentions the Camera Kit developer platform, and worked in Strategic Partnerships, WWDR at Apple (2016–2018) after App Store editorial and operations roles there.
David L Yong
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships and Key Accounts, APAC · Airbnb
Head of Partnerships and Key Accounts, APAC at Airbnb since January 2020, based in Singapore. Earlier at Airbnb they were Country Manager, South Korea (2019–2020) and Head of Strategy and Business Operations, APAC (2018–2019). Before Airbnb they were Regional Director, APAC at Tripadvisor (2016–2018).
Deyola Adekunle
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Partnerships & Operations, Hotels · Airbnb
Director, Strategic Partnerships & Operations, Hotels at Airbnb since April 2019, and Director, Program and Business Operations there since 2022. They are also listed as Director, Global Strategic Partnerships & Operations at HotelTonight since 2016, where their profile says the team sources and establishes relationships with top hotel brands and drives half of the company's revenue.
Emily Leeton Misleh
LinkedInExperience: Director, Event Partnerships · Airbnb
Director, Event Partnerships at Airbnb since August 2021. Earlier at Airbnb they were Director, Program & Operations, Olympics & Paralympics (2020–2021), Director, Project Management Office (2020), Senior Manager, Project Manager Office - Finance & Legal (2018–2020) and Finance Senior Manager, Special Projects (2016–2018).
Felix Vo
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Partnerships · Airbnb
Director, Global Partnerships at Airbnb since March 2024, based in Paris. Earlier at Airbnb they were Government Affairs Lead, OCOG NOC NPC Relations, Olympics and Paralympics (2020–2024), Head of Policy Partnerships, APAC (2019–2020) and Partnerships Manager, France, Belgium & EU institutions (2017–2019), after Senior Consultant at Havas Worldwide Paris.
Hugo D.
LinkedInExperience: Head of Sales and Partnerships - Hosting Services · Airbnb
Head of Sales and Partnerships - Hosting Services at Airbnb since May 2022. Earlier at Airbnb they were Head of Strategic Partnerships (2019–2021), a Director-level role based in Miami, Product Manager (2018–2019), Social Media Team Manager (2016–2018) and Social Media Specialist (2014–2016).
Jamie Conlon Rocha
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Partnerships · Airbnb
Director, Global Partnerships at Airbnb since January 2025, after Senior Lead, Partnerships (2022–2024) and Senior Lead, Commercial Incubations (2020–2022) there. Before Airbnb they were Lead, Global Partnerships at the International Olympic Committee (2016–2019). Their profile cites 15 or more years of commercial partnerships across sport, entertainment and art.
Natasha S. Keedy
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Strategic Partnerships · Airbnb
Director Of Strategic Partnerships at Airbnb since December 2015, a Director-level role in general management based in California. Before Airbnb they were Marketing Director at Forbes (2014–2015), Marketing Manager at Advertise.com (2012–2014) and Marketing Assistant at Vogue (2010–2012).
Reut Rahav D'Angelo
LinkedInExperience: Head of Connectivity & Enterprise Partnerships, EMEA · Airbnb
Head of Connectivity & Enterprise Partnerships, EMEA at Airbnb since January 2022, where their profile says the team manages the largest enterprise and connectivity accounts headquartered in EMEA, including companies that oversee hundreds or thousands of accommodations. Before Airbnb they were Head of Sales Operations at Blacklane and a Country Manager at Booking.com.
Richard Au
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Partnerships for Homes · Airbnb
Head of Strategic Partnerships for Homes at Airbnb since February 2020, a role their profile lists at Director level and which they have held for more than six years. Before Airbnb they were Director of US Prime Video Channels & Sports at Amazon, from April 2017 to November 2018.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a travel marketplace decide which hotel and property partners to prioritize?
- 02What does a connectivity or enterprise partner need from the platform to keep investing in it?
- 03How do partnerships teams work with product and marketing on a global brand partnership?
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