Airbnb Cofounder Joe Gebbia Joins DOGE
**Airbnb Cofounder Joe Gebbia Joins DOGE**
By Sylvia Varnham O'Regan
6 hours ago
Source: The Information
Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia has joined Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to work on "improving the slow and paper-based retirement process" for federal employees, Gebbia announced on X Thursday.
Gebbia, who is on Tesla's board of directors and reportedly has a close relationship with Musk, said in his post that he had been looking for his next "digital design challenge" since leaving his operating role at Airbnb in 2022, and will work on improving "the user experience within our government." Beyond those statements, it's not clear exactly what his role will involve. Gebbia did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Musk's DOGE team, which is staffed with many young engineers, has been making dramatic cuts across the federal government, triggering protests and lawsuits from federal employees. In November, when Donald Trump announced DOGE, Gebbia—a former Democrat who voted for Trump in the last election—posted on X: "Historic corporate turnaround about to take place: DOGE."