Ep 87: Building a Culture of Integrity with Rob Chestnut, former Airbnb Chief Ethics Officer

What role does integrity need to play in your company's culture? How can legal teams and corporate leaders foster it? And where do you get started if you want to write a book on it?

Join Rob Chesnut, author of Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution, as he discusses his path from prosecutor at the Department of Justice to tech industry legal leader at eBay, Chegg, and Airbnb, and how integrity and ethics became the cornerstone of both his career and his personal philosophy.

Listen as Rob discusses scaling global legal teams for some of the biggest disruptors in the world, embedding integrity into your company’s corporate culture, transitioning from general counsel to author and thought leader, and much more.

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Topics
Introduction: 0:00
Transitioning from prosecutor to tech counsel: 2:12
Joining eBay in the early years: 4:13
Building eBay’s trust and safety functions: 5:01
Making the leap to general counsel: 7:21
Reflecting on mentorship: 9:13
Knowing when to move on to new opportunities: 13:13
Leading legal at Airbnb: 15:50
Signature interview questions: 20:56
Developing the “Chief Ethics Officer” role: 23:04
Writing Intentional Integrity: 32:10
How a company can start their integrity program: 34:31
The changing integrity landscape: 41:13
How to contact Rob: 42:50
Rapid-fire questions: 44:07

Connect with us:
Rob Chesnut - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robchesnut/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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