John Hicks joined the Foresight advisory board in late 2025. Currently, John is Global HR Director of Corporation Functions at Airbnb. He also leads HR for 9 business segments within the company.
Prior to Airbnb, John was working and living in Caracas, Venezuela where he was eating amazing Arepas, and running Human Resources for South America Region for a “small mom and pop” oil company called Chevron. In his 17 years with Chevron, he’s had progressive HR leadership roles living (and eating awesome food) all over the world, most notably Beijing, China; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; and Lagos, Nigeria on two different occasions. He also dedicates his time to serving on nonprofit boards that support the arts and disadvantaged youth in the community. He also serves on the advisory board for KNOCK, inc.