Preferred Name: Chip

Last Name: Conley

Degree String (Type, Year): ('82, MBA '84)

Job Title: Strategic Advisor for Hospitality & Leadership

Company Name: Airbnb

Bio: Rebel hospitality entrepreneur and bestselling author, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming one inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. After running his company as CEO for 24 years, he sold it and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world's leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and today acts as the company's Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. His five books include PEAK and EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS and are inspired by the theories of transformation and meaning by famed psychologists Abraham Maslow and Viktor Frankl. In his new book, WISDOM@WORK: The Making of a Modern Elder (September 2018), Chip shares his experiences - as both mentor and unexpected intern - at Airbnb. He is the founder of Fest300 (part of Everfest), San Francisco's annual 'Cel