Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia to Exit Company But Remain on the Board
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With Airbnb's backing, Joe Gebbia is pursuing new ventures. He — and his voting power — is still very much involved with the Airbnb board.
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who saw his role diminished in recent years, announced he will "step back" from his "full-time operating role" at the company.
Gebbia, 40, who co-founded the company with Brian Chesky and Nate Blecharczyk in 2008 in San Francisco, will remain on the board and continue to serve on the non-profit Airbnb.org. He was reelected to the Airbnb board of directors in June for three years, and he wields 21.4 percent of the company's voting power.
Gebbia had served as Airbnb chief product officer until several years ago, when he transitioned to Airbnb.org to work on refugee issues. He chairs Airbnb's in-house design studio, Samara.
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