Nathan Blecharczyk is an American billionaire businessman, who is the co-founder as well as chief strategy officer of Airbnb, an online marketplace that can be used for arranging or offering lodging, homestays or tourism experiences. Blecharczyk was born and raised in Massachusetts. He created an online software business while he was still in high school. He completed his higher education from Harvard University. He worked for multiple companies such as Microsoft as a program manager, and OPNET Technologies as an engineer. Eventually, Blecharzyk, along with Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, founded Airbnb, an online marketplace. He was also the company`s first chief technical officer. According to Forbes 2017 list of `The World`s Billionaires`, he was the 474th richest person in the world, with a net worth of around $ 3.8 billion
