SAN
FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Airbnb is happy to announce that James
Manyika is joining the company's Board of Directors. His
appointment to the Board is effective immediately and he will chair
the board's Stakeholder Committee. Currently Google's Senior Vice
President of Research, Technology and Society, James is a graduate
of both the University of Zimbabwe
and the University of Oxford, from
which he holds two master's degrees and a PhD in Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics. Before joining Google, James spent
nearly three decades at McKinsey where he led the renowned McKinsey
Global Institute's research on technology, the economy, and major
global trends.
Airbnb CEO & Co-Founder Brian
Chesky said:
"I'm thrilled that James Manyika is joining our Board. He's
dedicated his career to exploring technology's impact on society,
and is one of the world's leading experts in AI. He started
advising Airbnb in 2018 and has been an essential thought partner
to me for years. It's inevitable that AI will reshape society and
have a profound impact on our business. With James joining our
Board, we'll continue to benefit from his guidance as we embark on
the dawn of this new technological revolution."
James Manyika, Google's Senior
Vice President of Technology and Society, and the newest member of
Airbnb's Board of Directors, said:
"At such a critical point of inflection for
technology and society, I'm inspired by the ways Airbnb has bridged
people and cultures all around the world. I'm honored to join the
Board of Directors and look forward to working together with the
entire Airbnb team to build for the future in a way that benefits
hosts, guests and communities everywhere."
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SOURCE Airbnb, Inc.