Emily Dakin leads Global Partnerships and Programs at Airbnb.org, a nonprofit providing emergency housing to people in times of crisis. Since its founding in 2020, Airbnb.org has provided 1.6 million nights of free, temporary housing around the world.

Prior, Emily spent more than 16 years leading emergency response and recovery for the US government and global NGOs. She has advised governments on global humanitarian crises, managed multi-billion dollar humanitarian portfolios, and led disaster response teams across the Middle East and East Africa.

Earlier in her career, Emily was a corporate finance attorney, represented asylum seekers pro bono, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali. She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.