Belinda Johnson
Belinda Johnson is an American attorney and business executive. She currently serves on the boards of Airbnb and PayPal.
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Born | 1967 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Texas (BA, JD) |
Occupation | Lawyer and executive |
Years active | 1991-current |
Career
Johnson earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating from law school in 1991, she spent several years working for law firms in the Dallas area.[1] In 1996, Johnson was hired by the internet radio streaming company AudioNet (Broadcast.com) as general counsel and a secretary.[2]
In 1999, Broadcast.com was purchased by Yahoo! and Johnson moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to be general counsel for Yahoo.[3][4]
Airbnb
In 2011, Johnson left Yahoo and joined Airbnb as the company's general counsel.[5] She rose to the role of chief business affairs and legal officer, then Chief Operating Officer.[6]
Honors
In 2016, Johnson was one of the 107 people in the Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business List.[10] She was listed as the 96th most powerful woman in the Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in 2017,[11] and 69th in 2018.[12]
Personal life
Johnson lives with her husband, Brent Johnson, a writer and former lawyer, and their two daughters in Redwood City, California.[4]
References
- ""Airbnb's Sheryl Sandberg" is the Valley's Quiet Superpower". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- "Broadcast.com's Bang-Up IPO". CNet.
- Hempel, Jessi (July 13, 2016). "This is The Woman Behind the Man Who Runs Airbnb". BackChannel.
- Lien, Tracey (December 13, 2015). "Belinda Johnson Steers Airbnb Through Regulatory and Legal Turbulence". The Los Angeles Times.
- Swisher, Kara (December 9, 2011). "Airbnb Hires Former Yahoo Legal Eagle Belinda Johnson as General Counsel". All Things Digital.
- Bellstrom, Kristen (July 13, 2015). "Exclusive: Meet Airbnb's Highest-Ranking Female Exec Ever". Fortune.
- Bosa, Deirdre (2019-11-22). "Airbnb COO leaving the company as it navigates regulatory pressure and seeks to go public next year". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- "PayPal Names Airbnb Executive to Its Board". PYMNTS.com. January 18, 2017.
- "Belinda Johnson | Board of Directors | PayPal, Inc". investor.paypal-corp.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- Lawson, Sarah (January 29, 2016). "Meet the New Members of the Most Creative People In Business Community". Fast Company.
- "World's Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- Vuleta, Christina. "The World's Most Powerful Women in 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.