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Tara Bunch

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Board Member at Royal Caribbean Group
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Tara Bunch is a global operations executive with extensive experience leading customer support, trust and safety, and payments for top tech companies including Airbnb, Apple, and HP. A graduate of UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University, she is described as fearless, transparent, and objective. She also serves as an Independent Board Director for Vanguard and Royal Caribbean Group.

Outside of her extensive corporate career, Tara is a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace and was the executive sponsor for AirPride and Trans@ at Airbnb. She previously served on the board of Out & Equal. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife and their six children.

She has served as the executive sponsor for LGBTQ+ employee resource groups at Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Airbnb.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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Global Operations
Her career has centered on leading global operations, including customer service, payments, and trust and safety for major tech companies like Airbnb, Apple, and HP.
Trust & Safety
As Global Head of Operations at Airbnb, she frequently discusses her team's work on anti-party technology and user verification to ensure community safety.
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Career

Work history

7-2026
Board Member
Royal Caribbean Group
11-2021
Independent Board Director
Vanguard
11-2021
Board Member
Vanguard
6-2020
Member of the Board of Advisors
UC Berkeley College of Engineering
5-2020
Global Head of Operations
Airbnb
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Education
1981 - 1985
BS
University of California, Berkeley
1986 - 1989
MBA
Santa Clara University
1981 - 1985
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
UC Berkeley College of Engineering
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