Scott Shatford

Scott is the author of “The Airbnb Expert’s Playbook” and has been an Airbnb entrepreneur for several years, operating five highly successful vacation rentals. He founded AirDNA in 2014 to empower Airbnb investors to make smarter investment decisions using big data. Scott is an outspoken advocate of private accommodations and the personalization of the hospitality industry. He has been featured on countless broadcasts and publications including Nightline, Fox News, Forbes, and WIRED. As a board member of the Los Angeles Short-term Rental Alliance, Scott meets with city planners to advise them on fair and effective home sharing legislation. Scott has an Economics degree from the University of Arizona and spent 9 years managing a Business Intelligence team at Korn/Ferry International before building the world’s leading provider of short-term rental data and analytics.