Dr. Ellen Madeker is Head of Public Policy for DACH, Central, and Eastern Europe at Airbnb since 2021. Before joining Airbnb, she served as Chief Strategy Officer at the German Travel Association (DRV), the leading industry organization for Germany’s travel sector, where she led initiatives focused on sustainability and digitization. Earlier in her career, Dr. Madeker, who holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, spent seven years in Brussels holding various roles with the Representation of the State of Hesse to the European Union and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.