[We apologise for the sound quality for this first Zoom interview while we all shelter-at-home in June 2020.]

Rob Chesnut is a senior advisor to Airbnb, a role he took on in 2020 after spending four years as the company’s General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer. He previously led eBay’s North America legal team, founding its Trust and Safety team, and has worked as general counsel for LiveOps, Inc. and Chegg. He served 14 years with the U.S. Justice Department, where he prosecuted CIA employee Aldrich Ames for espionage.

Welcome to my conversation with Rob Chesnut.