Brian Chesky is an American internet entrepreneur and industrial designer who has a net worth of $9 billion. Brian Chesky earned his fortune as a co-founder and CEO of hospitality exchange service Airbnb. In 2015, he was named by Time magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People” of the year. In 2020, Airbnb went public at a valuation of $100 billion.
Brian studied at the Rhode Island School of Design where he met future co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb, Joe Gebbia. Chesky and Gebbia moved to San Francisco, California in 2008. They found many hotels to be overbooked while planning to attend a conference and purchased three air beds to rent out their place and make some money. The subsequently created the website Air Bed and Breakfast, which eventually grew into Airbnb.
