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Rob Chesnut

Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University Medill School

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Rob Chesnut is a former General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb, known for his bestselling book "Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead An Ethical Revolution." He has a diverse career background, including serving on advisory boards for companies like Uber and Poshmark, and investing in startups like Swimply and Nightfall AI. Chesnut's notable achievements include his leadership in corporate governance, fraud prevention, and ethical practices, as well as his contributions to the tech industry through roles at companies like Airbnb, Chegg Inc., and Upwork.

Work Experience 

  • Adjunct Professor

    2023 - Current

    Adjunct professor teaching an undergraduate class on Tech Ethics and Business Integrity to future business leaders

Northwestern University Medill School specializes in journalism and integrated marketing communications.

  • Columnist

    2022

    Writing a regular column entitled "Good Counsel" for Bloomberg Law, targeting issues of the day that are of interest to in house and outside counsel.

Bloomberg Law is an information service company for legal, regulatory, and business information for professionals.

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

  • Chief Ethics Officer

    2019 - 2020

  • General Counsel

    2016 - 2019

    Financial Times Global 25 General Counsel

Lake Swan Properties is a holiday home rental company.

  • Advisory Board

    2013 - 2019

    Advising the leading online marketplace for buying and selling the closets of women across America.

Poshmark is a social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell, and share their style with others.

Raised $153,000,000.00 from JKH Capital.

  • Member Board of Directors

    2015 - 2018

College Track is a national college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college.

  • Advisory Board on Safety

    2015 - 2016

Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.

Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.

  • Advisory Board

    2012 - 2016

  • Senior Vice President, General Counsel

    2010 - 2016

    Member of Chegg's executive leadership team, managing legal team with overall responsibility for all Chegg legal and governance activities globally, including corporate, litigation, intellectual property, contracts, marketing and human resources.

  • Chairman of the Board

    2013 - 2016

    The nonprofit company foundation for Chegg, Inc., focusing on philanthropic education related efforts.

  • Advisory Board

    2008 - 2014

    Advisory board member at company focused on providing a platform for online services.

Upwork is an online marketplace that connects corporate businesses and organizations with field professionals and independent talents.

Raised $168,800,000.00 from Christian Vizcaino Jordan, Benchmark, FirstMark, T. Rowe Price, New Enterprise Associates, Jackson Square Ventures and Stripes.

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