Joe Gebbia

About

American designer and entrepreneur who is best recognized as the co-founder of Airbnb and Samara, an accessory dwelling unit startup that was formerly Airbnb's design studio, and of Airbnb.org, the company's non-profit foundation. As of July 2022, his net worth was estimated at $7.4 billion. 

Before Fame

In 2005, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Industrial Design. At RISD, he met Brian Chesky, who would later become his roommate and co-founder of Airbnb. He also took supplementary business-related classes at Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology while attending RISD. 

Trivia

In 2010, he was named to Inc. Magazine's Thirty under Thirty, and in 2013, he was named to Fortune Magazine's Forty-under-Forty. He was also included in The Chronicle of Philanthropy's 2021 list of America's 50 Biggest Charity Donors, alongside Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, and Michael Bloomberg. 

Family Life

He is the son of Eileen and Joe Gebbia. He has a sister named Kimberly. 

Associated With

In 2020, he served as executive producer on the documentary film "Universe," which follows jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney.