# Joe Gebbia > American businessman and a co-founder of Airbnb **Wikidata**: [Q19560551](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19560551) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gebbia) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/joe-gebbia ## Summary Joe Gebbia is an American computer scientist and businessman best known as a co‑founder of Airbnb. He has served as a leader of Airbnb’s product organization and as a member of its board of directors, and he has held a board seat at Tesla, Inc. ## Biography - Born: 1981-08-21, Atlanta - Nationality: United States - Education: Rhode Island School of Design; Brookwood High School - Known for: Co‑founder of Airbnb; product leadership at Airbnb - Employer(s): Airbnb - Field(s): Computer science ## Contributions Joe Gebbia co‑founded Airbnb and has been directly involved in the company’s leadership and product work. He is identified as Co‑Founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb (as cited in conference materials) and has served as a member of Airbnb’s board of directors with a board start date recorded as 2008. In addition to his long‑term operational role at Airbnb, Gebbia joined the board of directors of Tesla, Inc., with a board start date of 2022‑09‑25. He has participated in public conferences (for example, the Global Conference 2019) as a representative of Airbnb and its product organization. Public profile data and identifiers associated with Gebbia include social media accounts (Twitter: @jgebbia; Instagram: @joegebs), a personal website (http://joegebbia.com/), a TED speaker identifier (joe_gebbia), and authority identifiers such as VIAF and Freebase. Financial reporting references list a Forbes estimate of his net worth at USD 8,000,000,000 (point in time: 2025). ## FAQs ### Q: Who is Joe Gebbia? A: Joe Gebbia is an American computer scientist and businessman who co‑founded Airbnb and has served as its Co‑Founder and Chief Product Officer and as a member of its board of directors. ### Q: What companies has Joe Gebbia been involved with at the board level? A: Joe Gebbia has served on the board of directors of Airbnb (board membership starting in 2008) and joined the board of Tesla, Inc. with a start date of 2022‑09‑25. ### Q: What is Joe Gebbia’s estimated net worth? A: A Forbes listing cited in the provided material estimates Joe Gebbia’s net worth at USD 8,000,000,000 (point in time: 2025). ## Why They Matter Joe Gebbia matters for his role in founding and leading Airbnb, a company for which he is repeatedly identified as Co‑Founder and Chief Product Officer. His board membership at Airbnb (recorded from 2008) places him among the company’s principal leaders and decision makers. His appointment to the Tesla board (start date 2022‑09‑25) positions him in governance roles beyond his original company, indicating continued influence in technology and industry leadership. Public-facing roles—such as speaking engagements and conference participation—have presented him as a representative of Airbnb’s product vision. The combination of entrepreneurial founding, product leadership, and board governance across high‑profile technology companies defines his professional significance in the provided material. Without his documented contributions as co‑founder and product leader, the companies and boards that list him would be lacking that particular leadership and product experience attributed to him in these sources. ## Notable For - Co‑founder of Airbnb; identified as Co‑Founder and Chief Product Officer in conference materials. - Member of the board of directors of Airbnb, with board start date recorded as 2008. - Member of the board of directors of Tesla, Inc., start date 2022‑09‑25 (SEC filing reference). - Public profiles and identifiers: Twitter @jgebbia, Instagram @joegebs, personal website http://joegebbia.com/, TED speaker id joe_gebbia. - Forbes‑reported net worth estimate of USD 8,000,000,000 (point in time: 2025). ## Body ### Personal details - Full name / aliases: Joseph "Joe" Gebbia Jr.; Joseph Gebbia; Геббиа, Джо. - Birth date and place: 1981‑08‑21 in Atlanta. - Citizenship: United States. - Residence: San Francisco. ### Education - Brookwood High School (listed among educated_at). - Rhode Island School of Design (listed among educated_at). ### Career and roles - Co‑founder of Airbnb. Conference materials list him as Co‑Founder and Chief Product Officer, Airbnb. - Employer: Airbnb (listed employer). - Airbnb board of directors member. Board start time recorded as 2008 (SEC and corporate filings cited). - Tesla, Inc. board of directors member. Board start time recorded as 2022‑09‑25 (SEC filing reference). ### Public engagement and identifiers - Participated in Global Conference 2019 as "Joe Gebbia - Co‑Founder and Chief Product Officer, Airbnb." - TED speaker identifier: joe_gebbia. - Website: http://joegebbia.com/ (English). - Social media: Twitter username jgebbia; Instagram username joegebs; Threads username joegebs. - Authority and database identifiers: VIAF id 8249151778237918130000; Freebase id /m/012z8n7_; prabook id 2214351; golden.com id Joe_Gebbia-DYG98V. ### Financial and public records - Net worth estimate: USD 8,000,000,000 (Forbes list, point in time 2025). - Public board appointment filings referenced for Tesla and Airbnb board roles. ### Collaborators and affiliations - Listed partners in business or sport: Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk, Emmanuel Marill. - Instance: human; occupation listed as computer scientist; description: American businessman and a co‑founder of Airbnb. (End of entry.) ## References 1. [Form 8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459022032575/tsla-8k_20220925.htm) 2. [proxy statement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1559720/000119312523109099/d406835ddef14a.htm#toc406835_24) 3. Global Conference 2019 - Speakers 4. [The Forbes List 2025. Forbes. 2025](https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/) 5. Quora 6. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/Joe_Gebbia-DYG98V) 7. [Source](https://www.podchaser.com/creators/joe-gebbia-107Zzr3oIx/appearances)