Renée Machi Lawson is Deputy General Counsel at Airbnb. In addition to traveling the world and being welcomed to cool locations by Airbnb’s gracious hosts, Renée leads Airbnb’s policy, regulatory compliance, litigation, community support, employment, Canada, data and legal operations teams. Prior to joining AIrbnb, Renée was Deputy General Counsel at Zynga and a partner at Morgan Lewis in San Francisco. She also is Co-Founder and Board Member of Alta Vista School, a progressive elementary and middle school in San Francisco with a STEAM focus.

Education
• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D.
• University of California, Santa Barbara, M.A. (German)
• Santa Clara University, B.A. (German)