Belinda Johnson

Belinda Johnson
Belinda Johnson
Born	1967
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Texas (BA, JD)
Occupation(s)	Lawyer and executive
Years active	1991-current

Belinda Johnson is an American attorney and business executive. She currently serves on the boards of Airbnb and PayPal.

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]

Resignation

In December 2019, Johnson announced she would be stepping down from her position as COO on March 1, 2020, but will become a board member at Airbnb.^[7] She served on the board of directors at PayPal since January 2017 and Airbnb since March 2020^[8]^[9]

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 children 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.
^ ^a ^b 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. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
^ Vuleta, Christina. "The World's Most Powerful Women in 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

[1] ""Airbnb's Sheryl Sandberg" is the Valley's Quiet Superpower". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[2] "Broadcast.com's Bang-Up IPO". CNet.

[3] Hempel, Jessi (July 13, 2016). "This is The Woman Behind the Man Who Runs Airbnb". BackChannel.

[LaT-4] Lien, Tracey (December 13, 2015). "Belinda Johnson Steers Airbnb Through Regulatory and Legal Turbulence". The Los Angeles Times.

[5] Swisher, Kara (December 9, 2011). "Airbnb Hires Former Yahoo Legal Eagle Belinda Johnson as General Counsel". All Things Digital.

[Fortune-6] Bellstrom, Kristen (July 13, 2015). "Exclusive: Meet Airbnb's Highest-Ranking Female Exec Ever". Fortune.

[:1-7] 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.

[8] "PayPal Names Airbnb Executive to Its Board". PYMNTS.com. January 18, 2017.

[9] "Belinda Johnson | Board of Directors | PayPal, Inc". investor.paypal-corp.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[10] Lawson, Sarah (January 29, 2016). "Meet the New Members of the Most Creative People In Business Community". Fast Company.

[11] "World's Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

[12] Vuleta, Christina. "The World's Most Powerful Women in 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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