About Belinda Johnson
  • Belinda Johnson was Airbnb's first chief operating officer; she stepped down from that role in March 2020 and left the company's board in June 2023.
  • As COO, she was on the front lines of the travel startup's legal fights, including the choice to sue cities like San Francisco and New York.
  • She joined Airbnb in 2011 as its first executive hire and general counsel and was promoted to COO in 2018.
  • Before Airbnb, she was general counsel at Mark Cuban's startup Broadcast.com, which was sold to Yahoo! in 1998.
  • After Broadcast.com was bought by Yahoo, she stayed for 12 years and eventually became its deputy counsel.
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#69
Power Women (2018)Dropped off in 2019
Personal Stats
Age
57
Source of Wealth
Airbnb, Self Made
Self-Made Score
6
Residence
Austin, Texas
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, The University of Texas at Austin; Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University of Texas at Austin
Did you know
Johnson's father-in-law is famed Dallas Cowboys coach and Fox commentator Jimmy Johnson.
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