Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast

Rob Chesnut is an advisor to Airbnb, where he was previously Chief Ethics Officer and general counsel.  His recently released book is Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead An Ethical Revolution. Rob started his career as a federal prosecutor, but decided he could do more good in the world by working for companies like eBay and Chegg. Eventually joining Airbnb, he helped Brian Chesky navigate issues such as racial discrimination by Airbnb hosts.  He also helped Airbnb create a culture of “Intentional Integrity”. In this episode we discuss Rob’s journey to and through Silicon Valley, and his experience creating ethical cultures those companies.  We also discuss what happened to Airbnb when the COVID crisis hit. Hear what Brian Chesky said as Airbnb was faced with lawsuits over discrimination by its hosts Rob Chesnut Episode Excerpts On leaving the role of federal prosecutor to work for tech companies: “After a while, it's a real negative. It has a negative aspect to it.  You're putting young peopl