Cassidy Blackwell

Director of International Communications, Airbnb

Cassidy is responsible for leading Airbnb teams across EMEA, APAC, LATAM and China to drive initiatives that help to advance business objectives, policy priorities and brand reputation.

In her tenure as a marketing and communications professional, Cassidy has experience working in technology, consumer packaged goods, retail and philanthropy, with specialized experience in empowering women, people of color and other underserved communities around the world.

Cassidy has been named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Brand Innovator's 40 Under 40 and a finalist for the Sage Group's Marketers Who Matter.

Cassidy holds bachelor's degrees in french literature, architecture and international and area studies from Washington University in St. Louis.