Airbnb Hires Meta GenAI Leader Ahmad Al-Dahle as Chief Technology Officer

Summary

Airbnb announced on January 14, 2026, that it has hired Ahmad Al-Dahle, former head of GenAI at Meta, as its new Chief Technology Officer. Al-Dahle led Meta's GenAI unit and was later co-head of AI products following the reorganization after Meta's Llama 4 reception issues. Prior to Meta, he spent 16 years at Apple working across special projects and imaging and sensing technology groups. He replaces Ari Balogh, who stepped down in December after more than seven years at the company. CEO Brian