Courtney O'Donnell

Courtney Diesel O’Donnell has driven social impact through global public affairs and partnership development in senior roles in the White House, at non-profit organizations, national political campaigns, and in the private sector. Most recently, O’Donnell served as Director of Global Partnerships at Airbnb where she established alliances to encourage sustainable tourism, support economic empowerment, and promote female entrepreneurship around the world. In the Obama-Biden Administration, she served as Communications Director to Dr. Jill Biden, and on the Biden-Harris presidential campaign, O’Donnell served as Chief of Staff to Douglas Emhoff and advised on women’s engagement. O’Donnell serves on the Advisory Boards of the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University and the Thomson Reuters Foundation.