You wouldn’t be entirely wrong to compare the story of the life and experiences of Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to the proverbial story of rising from grass to grace. He came from a modest background where both parents worked for low wages. According to Brian, he was still bankrupt and continued to lose weight even though he didn’t have much weight to shed.
In October 2007, when San Francisco was home to the Company’s Industrial Designers of America, Brian, along with his co-founder Gebbia, purchased an air bed for their apartment and rented it out when there was no accommodation available and that all rooms in the hotel were fully booked. With so much debt and mounting rent stalking them in the face, the duo actually gave in to the 2008 Democratic Convention of 2008 to sell Obama and McCain-themed breakfast cereal by the box, just to survive.
Today, Brian Chesky is the acclaimed chief executive officer and co-founder of Airbnb, a world-renowned rental services company that has hosted more than 300 million guests in the past and is currently valued at $30 billion. The popular home-sharing platform welcomed over 2 million guests last New Year’s Eve and continued to thrive even off-season.
As CEO of Airbnb, Brian has led the company to new heights with successful expansions into events and other services likely to be added in the near future.
Brian Chesky (family, wife, girlfriend)
Brian comes from a family of American Jewish descent, he was born on August 29, 1981 as the son of Robert H. Chesky, of Polish origin and who earns his living as a social worker. His mother Deborah Chesky has her roots in Italy and, like her husband Robert, she is also a social worker. Brian is an American national and was raised in New York, USA, alongside his younger sister, Allison Chesky.
Going into details about her love life, the young billionaire is currently enjoying a rewarding relationship with Elissa Patel, an artist who gave up her career in tech in favor of the arts. They were brought together through the dating app known as Tinder and their relationship seems to be growing stronger as the years pass. Although the couple hasn’t revealed plans to take the relationship to the next level, they are still together at public events.
For his part, Brian makes no conscious effort to keep his difference from Elissa a secret, he even went so far as to post his photos with her on social media. When the duo visited Delhi together, they participated in the CNT game show titled “How Do We Know Each Other Well”.
Brian’s girlfriend, Elissa is an American with her ancestry rooted in India. Elissa attended Santa Clara University where she earned her degree in Marketing. She then joined Imperial College London to study International Business and also studied at Shanghai University where she studied Finance and Economics.
After graduation, she found a job at Frontback where she held the position of Community Marketing Manager. She worked at Mercatus as a marketing operations consultant and was also at WePay where she worked as an account manager. After their chance encounter with Brian Chesky on Tinder, the duo moved to California, where Airbnb is headquartered.
Net value
Brian Chesky belongs to the league of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. As co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, a popular peer-to-peer home and apartment rental company, Brian owns 13% of the company’s equity, with a valuation of $3.8 billion. According to Forbes, he is ranked 8th on the list of the world’s richest entrepreneurs under the age of 40. Currently, his company Airbnb has two million listings and over 60 million users. It has an amazing record of 300 million past users in 81,000 cities in 191 countries.
His company value was pegged at $30 in March 2015 and we expect a reasonable improvement in the next review. In June 2016, Brian Chesky became a member of “The Giving Pledge”, formed by a group of billionaires. He also serves as an Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, a position given to him by former President of the United States, President Barack Obama, since 2015.
Size weight
The Airbnb CEO was active in bodybuilding competitions in his early twenties and is still able to boast a 16-inch bicep. He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches. Details of his other measurements are not available at this time, but he has black hair and green eyes.