- Age35, 34, 35
- TitleCEO; Cofounders
- CompanyAirbnb
Possibly the only founding trio to remain in charge of a startup of this size nine years in, CEO Chesky, chief product officer Gebbia, and chief strategy officer Blecharczyk have steered Airbnb through its most eventful year yet. It launched a new platform for “experiences”; reached a detente with San Francisco; became profitable; launched a new brand in China; and saw its valuation climb to $31 billion.
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List Debut | 2012 (Chesky); 2013 |