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Marissa Aviña

Senior Counsel, CCA + Regional Commercial, Marketing And Communications Legal Latam at Airbnb

Marissa Aviña currently serves as Senior Counsel for CCA and LATAM Commercial, Marketing and Communications Legal at Airbnb since January 2023. Previously, Marissa held the position of Senior Legal Counsel for Mexico and Spanish Speaking Latam at Twitter from April 2019 to January 2023, and prior roles included Legal Counsel for the same regions. Marissa's experience in the legal field began at Baker McKenzie, where Marissa worked as a Foreign Associate in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, as well as in various positions from Associate Attorney to Junior Associate spanning several years. Marissa obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Competition, Innovation, and Information Law from New York University School of Law and earned a Licenciatura en Derecho from Universidad Anáhuac. Additionally, Marissa participated in language studies at EF Executive Language Institute.

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Founded in 2008, Airbnb started out as a simple idea. The two founders, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were desperately trying to make rent in San Francisco. To raise money, they strategically rented out their air mattresses to attendees of a major conference in the area. This is where the name "Air Bed and Breakfast" is derived from, and would soon become the well-known industry disruptor "Airbnb". Airbnb is a global travel community that offers magical end-to-end trips, including where you stay, what you do and the people you meet. The platform has grown to 4 million hosts who have opened their homes to 1 billion guests around the world with their most popular destinations being in Kissimeee FL, NYC, LA, Davenport, FL, San Diego, Atlanta, Austin Texas, and many more. Airbnb uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents to become hospitality entrepreneurs. Through their technology, they facilitate the connection and renting process between the hosts and travelers, however, do not actually own any of the rented out spaces themselves. Although they are known mostly for their lodging services and unique housing options, they also provide online experiences or in-person meet ups and community relief services. These two offerings became especially prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other natural disasters that occurred around the world where housing options quickly became scarce. Today, Airbnb's headquarters are in San Francisco where the simple idea started. They have additional offices in LA, NYC, Berlin, and Paris with plans to expand in Atlanta. They will continue to widen their global footprint to accommodate guests around the world.