Amazon’s head of global affairs, Jay Carney, the former White House press secretary under President Obama, shared his own news this week, announcing he was leaving Amazon after more than seven years.
From September, Carney will become Airbnb’s global head of policy and communicationsreporting to Brian Chesky, CEO of the short-term travel and accommodation market.
In this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights from our 2019 interview with Carney at the GeekWire Summit, in which he discussed his career arc and his transition from politics to the tech industry.
For the past two years, in his role at Amazon, Carney has found himself at odds with the positions taken by his former boss, current President Joe Biden, on labor and antitrust issues. As you’ll hear, when we spoke with him at the 2019 GeekWire Summit, he was fierce in his defense of Amazon.
He will now apply his background in technology and politics to his new role at Airbnb.
“The potential for travel to promote economic and social good has never been greater,” Carney said. in a statement announcing his new job. “I’m thrilled to join Airbnb to help guide its work to connect communities and people through travel, drive economic participation, and help us discover that while our differences are real, they’re overwhelmed by our differences. similarities.”
In the final segment of this archival episode, you’ll also hear his comments during the event that sparked a reaction from then-President Donald Trump’s inner circle and made headlines in Washington, D.C. .
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