Trump Taps Another Tech Bro for Shady Government Gig

Trump taps another tech bro for shady government gig

One of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency types who burrowed into the Trump administration after Elon Musk left is now the nation’s first “chief design officer.” Airbnb co-...

Not Just Another Chess Set: What the U.S. Chief Design Officer Must Deliver – PRINT Magazine

This essay is by Ashleigh Axios, design executive and founder of Public Servants. In Spring 2024, on a patio overlooking downtown Providence, I joined a Rhode Island School of Design gathering. Joe Gebbia—Airbnb co-founder and RISD alumnus—was reflecting on his time on the school’s board of trustees. He told a story about one of his earliest classes at RISD, where the professor warned students that most would not pass the class. Their first daun…

Gebbia appointed government head of design by Trump

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, has been appointed by the White House to oversee the design of the government’s online footprint. US president Donald Trump has appointed Gebbia as the United States’ first chief design officer, a role created as part of the launch of the National Design Studio within the Executive Office of the President. The new position was confirmed through an executive order signed last week. The …

Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Named Director of Trump's National Design Studio

Gebbia previously worked with the Department of Government Efficiency under Elon Musk. Continue Reading Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Named Director of Trump’s National Design Studio The post Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Named Director of Trump’s National Design Studio appeared first on Weekly Real Estate News.