Airbnb has named Ron Klain, former White House chief of staff to President Joe Biden, as its chief legal officer.
ByThe Associated Press
November 20, 2023, 7:20 a.m.
FILE – Outgoing White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Airbnb has named Ron Klain, former chief of staff to President Joe Biden to the White House, as its head of legal affairs. Klain served as President Biden’s chief of staff for his first two years in office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)
The Associated Press
Airbnb has nominated former White House chief of staff Ron Klain for president. Joe Bidenas legal director.
Klain served as President Biden’s chief of staff during his first two years in office. He previously served as chief of staff to then-Vice President Biden. He served in the same position under Vice President Al Gore at age 34, making him the youngest chief of staff to a vice president in American history.
Klain was also chief legal officer of the venture capital firm Revolution, started by AOL founder Steve Case.
Klain’s appointment takes effect at the beginning of the year. He will report to Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky.
