Christopher Groboske

Director, Head of Tax Controversy at AIRBNB

Chris leads the tax controversy team at Airbnb, where his practice is focused on advising the company on complex corporate and international tax issues with a focus on tax controversy based on his experience at a global law firm and the IRS. Chris earned his J.D. and LL.M. in tax from Georgetown University before joining Baker & McKenzie's Palo Alto office, where his practice focused on tax controversy and tax planning with an emphasis on international tax issues. Chris spent the next six years at the IRS, both in the Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) and Large Business and International (LB&I) groups, where he litigated issues including transfer pricing, fraud, and R&D credits, advised exam on technical tax issues, and coordinated tax policy issues with IRS national office. Chris is now Senior Principal, Tax Controversy at Airbnb where he founded the tax controversy group and leads all US federal audits, complex SALT and indirect tax audits, and also coordinates the company's global responses and strategy for all non-US tax controversies.