Airbnb executive team & leadership
Airbnb's executive team includes 9 tracked leaders as of 2026-10-15, led by Brian Chesky (Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
Airbnb executive team overview
Airbnb has 9 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, a key function, financial strategy, technology strategy and engineering (as of 2026-10-15). Airbnb, Inc. is an American online travel marketplace headquartered at 888 Brannan Street in San Francisco, California, with its Class A common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker ABNB. It connects hosts and guests for stays, experiences and services in over 220 countries and regions, and since its founding in 2007 more than 5.5 million hosts have welcomed over 2.5 billion guest arrivals. Revenue reached 12.2 billion dollars in 2025, and the company had about 8,200 employees at the end of that year, supported by roughly 13,000 third-party workers who handle most community support contacts. In 2026 it rolled out Reserve Now, Pay Later worldwide, added private car services and chef-prepared meals to Airbnb Services, and rebuilt its executive team with a new chief technology officer, a new global head of operations and a new chief business officer.
Airbnb executive team org chart
Brian CheskyCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board- NB
Nathan BlecharczykChief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder - EMElinor MertzChief Financial Officer
- AAAhmad Al-DahleChief Technology Officer
- PRPepijn RijversChief Business Officer
- GFGus FuldnerGlobal Head of Operations
- HAHiroki AsaiChief Experience Officer
- FOFallon O'ConnorHead of Communications and People
- JG
Joe GebbiaCo-Founder and Board Member
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Employees by management level
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Executive team | 9 | <0.1% |
| Vice presidents and above | 250 | 0.3% |
| Directors and senior managers | 2,400 | 3.3% |
| Managers | 7,500 | 10% |
| Individual contributors and hosts listing Airbnb | 62,992 | 86% |
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Leadership team
| Leader | Location | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCBrian CheskyCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| NBNathan BlecharczykChief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| EMElinor MertzChief Financial Officer | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| AAAhmad Al-DahleChief Technology Officer | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| PRPepijn RijversChief Business Officer | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| GFGus FuldnerGlobal Head of Operations | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| HAHiroki AsaiChief Experience Officer | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| FOFallon O'ConnorHead of Communications and People | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → | |
| JGJoe GebbiaCo-Founder and Board Member | ••••@airbnb.com | Profile → |
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Airbnb executive team roles
Brian Chesky · full profile →
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Brian Chesky co-founded Airbnb in 2008 and serves as its chief executive officer and chairman of the board. He studied industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he met co-founder Joe Gebbia. In 2026 he rebuilt much of the executive team, hiring Ahmad Al-Dahle as chief technology officer, Gus Fuldner as global head of operations and Pepijn Rijvers as chief business officer.
Nathan Blecharczyk · full profile →
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder
Nathan Blecharczyk co-founded Airbnb in 2008 and serves as its chief strategy officer and as a member of its board of directors. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Harvard University and held several engineering positions before co-founding the company. Stockholders re-elected him to the board as a Class III director in June 2026.
Elinor Mertz · full profile →
Chief Financial Officer
Elinor (Ellie) Mertz has been chief financial officer of Airbnb since March 2024. She joined in 2013 as head of global financial planning and analysis and was vice president of finance from 2019 to 2024. Before Airbnb she held finance roles at Netflix from 2006 to 2013, ending as vice president of finance and investor relations. She sits on the boards of DoorDash and Netflix, and since September 2026 her finance organization also covers corporate development and strategy, performance and rewards, and workplace operations.
Ahmad Al-Dahle · full profile →
Chief Technology Officer
Ahmad Al-Dahle became chief technology officer of Airbnb in January 2026, overseeing engineering and data science. He started at Apple in 2005 as a student working on the iPhone, was one of the core technologists behind its display and multitouch systems, and in 2014 created and led Apple's autonomous technology group. He joined Meta in 2020 to lead mapping and applied AI in Reality Labs, then founded its Generative AI group in 2023 and led the launch of the Llama family of open models.
Pepijn Rijvers · full profile →
Chief Business Officer
Pepijn Rijvers joined Airbnb as chief business officer on September 1, 2026, leading Homes, Hotels, Global Markets and Enterprise Operations. He was previously chief business officer at Tripadvisor Group, where he oversaw the consumer businesses, Experiences and Hotels. Before that he spent 13 years at Booking.com, which he joined in 2008, building its homes business, running performance marketing and serving as managing director of accommodations.
Gus Fuldner · full profile →
Global Head of Operations
Gus Fuldner became Airbnb's global head of operations in March 2026, succeeding Tara Bunch, with a mandate to unify operations into a single AI-powered service platform. He joined Uber full time in 2013, built the first insurance models for ridesharing and rose to senior vice president of core services, leading safety, support, payments, insurance and identity. Earlier he worked in fintech and payments and was an investor at Benchmark.
Hiroki Asai · full profile →
Chief Experience Officer
Hiroki Asai is Airbnb's first chief experience officer, a role created in June 2025 to reflect his oversight of the Marketing, Design, Product and Community teams. He joined Airbnb in 2020 as global head of marketing after 18 years at Apple, where he was vice president of global marketing communications and executive creative director on campaigns for the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Since September 2026 Partnerships also reports to him.
Fallon O'Connor · full profile →
Head of Communications and People
Fallon O'Connor joined Airbnb's executive team in September 2026 as head of communications and people. After about 11 years building the company's communications organization, she now also leads recruiting, talent, and belonging and development, which together form Airbnb's People organization, while Communications remains a separate function under her.
Joe Gebbia · full profile →
Co-Founder and Board Member
Joe Gebbia co-founded Airbnb in 2008 and serves on its board of directors. He holds dual degrees in graphic design and industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has also been a director of Tesla since September 2022.