CFO
Elinor Mertz (also known as Ellie Mertz), age 48, is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB), a position she has held since March 1, 2024.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ABNB/people/elinor-mertz)[[2]](https://fortune.com/2024/04/18/airbnb-new-cfo-ellie-mertz-brian-chesky-netflix/)[[4]](https://investors.airbnb.com/governance/executive-management/executive-person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=aa922706-6706-4221-9858-de6bc268dce2) She oversees Airbnb's global finance team, managing financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, treasury, and investor relations.[[4]](https://investors.airbnb.com/governance/executive-management/executive-person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=aa922706-6706-4221-9858-de6bc268dce2) Mertz joined Airbnb in 2013 as Head of Global FP&A, advanced to VP of Finance in 2019 (overseeing strategic finance, analytics, corporate planning, and investor relations), and succeeded Dave Stephenson, who transitioned to Chief Business Officer.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ABNB/people/elinor-mertz)[[2]](https://fortune.com/2024/04/18/airbnb-new-cfo-ellie-mertz-brian-chesky-netflix/)[[5]](https://www.cfobrew.com/stories/2024/05/31/my-first-day-airbnb-cfo-ellie-mertz) Prior to Airbnb, she held finance roles at Netflix from 2006 to 2013, including VP of Finance and Investor Relations, where she navigated the company's shift from DVD to streaming.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ABNB/people/elinor-mertz)[[2]](https://fortune.com/2024/04/18/airbnb-new-cfo-ellie-mertz-brian-chesky-netflix/)[[4]](https://investors.airbnb.com/governance/executive-management/executive-person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=aa922706-6706-4221-9858-de6bc268dce2)
Mertz holds a B.A. in Science, Technology & Society and M.A. in History from Stanford University, an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ABNB/people/elinor-mertz)[[4]](https://investors.airbnb.com/governance/executive-management/executive-person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=aa922706-6706-4221-9858-de6bc268dce2) She serves on the boards of DoorDash (since July 2022), Faire (since 2022), and is noted in Netflix contexts.[[2]](https://fortune.com/2024/04/18/airbnb-new-cfo-ellie-mertz-brian-chesky-netflix/)[[4]](https://investors.airbnb.com/governance/executive-management/executive-person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=aa922706-6706-4221-9858-de6bc268dce2)[[7]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/DASH/people/elinor-mertz) Under her early CFO tenure, Airbnb achieved 2024 revenue of $11.1B (+12% YoY), Adjusted EBITDA of $4.0B (+11% YoY), and Free Cash Flow of $4.5B (+17% YoY).[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ABNB/people/elinor-mertz) As a corporate insider, she has engaged in recent trading activities at ABNB.[[6]](https://www.insidertrades.com/airbnb-inc-stock/elinor-mertz/)
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