Brian Chesky
1981 – ? American entrepreneur, Airbnb co-founder
Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb.
- Religion
- Not publicly documented.
- Affiliations
- Co-founded and leads Airbnb, the home-rental platform; a Y Combinator alumnus.
Brian Joseph Chesky co-founded Airbnb in 2008 with Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk after renting out air mattresses in their apartment. Y Combinator's early backing helped the company survive. He remains its CEO.
Connections
- mentor of Paul Graham — Y Combinator funded and mentored Airbnb.
- student of Paul Graham — Y Combinator funded and mentored Airbnb's founders.