Joe Gebbia | |
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![]() Gebbia in 2021 | |
Born | Joseph Gebbia Jr. August 21, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Education | Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) Brown University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Designer Entrepreneur |
Known for | Co-founder of Airbnb |
Board member of | Rhode Island School of Design Airbnb/Airbnb.org United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Tesla, Inc. Samara |
Website | joegebbia |
Joseph Gebbia Jr. (born August 21, 1981) is an American designer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of home rental company Airbnb. Gebbia is the 286th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $8.5 billion,[1] mostly due to his ownership of 53 million shares of Airbnb.[2][3] In 2022, Gebbia joined the board of Tesla Inc. and bought a minority stake in the San Antonio Spurs basketball team.[1]